For eighteen years, Ava Blackwood believed she was wolfless and worthless, tormented daily by the future Alpha who called her weak. But when the truth explodes during the Mating Moon ceremony—that she's been poisoned since childhood to hide her powerful Alpha bloodline, and her greatest tormentor is actually her fated mate who knew the truth all along—Ava must navigate a deadly game of politics, ancient laws, and unwanted suitors all vying for her power. As Michael fights to win back the mate he pushed away to save, dark secrets about her mother's murder and a treaty signed in blood threaten to destroy not just their bond, but the entire pack structure as they know it.