Earlene was born to be a ghost. As the illegitimate, wolfless daughter of a dying kingdom, her only purpose was to stay invisible in the palace shadows. But when the magical shield protecting her home begins to rot, her desperate father makes a deal with the devil.And Alpha Thorne of the North does not bargain. He commands. Feared for a dark, crushing aura that forces werewolves to their knees, he is a lethal warlord with no use for weak alliances. When offered the kingdom's beautiful, legitimate princesses in marriage, he refuses them all. Instead, he demands the terrified, ashen-haired girl hiding in the walls.They offered her as a sacrifice. But when Thorne looks at her, he doesn't see a sacrifice. He sees his mate.Locked away in his freezing Ice Kingdom, Earlene expects cruelty. Instead, she is merely ignored. To protect his fearsome empire and his own primal instincts, Thorne keeps a cold distance. But as Earlene’s fierce defiance at her isolation sparks a dormant, ancient magic in her veins, Thorne's iron control begins to snap.She thought she was a sacrifice. He is about to show her she is a queen.