Synopsis

“Youweremineonce,”Aidenmurmured,pinninghertothewall.“Andyouwillbemineagain.”Alinalaughedsoftly,evenastearsburnedhereyes.“Youchoseanotherwoman,Aiden.Nowyoudon’tgettotouchwhatyouabandoned.”Threeyearsofsilence.Threeyearsofcoldsheets.Threeyearsofbeingthe“PlaceholderLuna.”Alinaknewtheterms:marrythepowerfulAlphaAiden,provideanheir,anddisappearwhenthecontractexpired.Sheplayedherpartperfectly.ButwhenAiden’schildhoodsweetheartreturnstoclaimherthrone,therejectionisn'tjustaformality—it’sabetrayalthatleavesAlinashatteredandexiledtothepack’sdangerousfringes.Then,anaccidentcomesthatalmostclaimsherlife.Insteadofdeath,shefindsasavior:ascarredrogue,huntedbyeverypackintheterritory.WhereAidensawacontract,thisstrangerseesaQueen.WhereAidensawawolflessOmega,heseesamate.AstheRogue’sobsessionwithAlinagrows,sodoesthedanger.Butbackatthepalace,Aidenisrealizingthatbreakingthebonddidn'tstopthehunger.Hewantshiswifeback.Hewantshissonhome.ButtheRoguedoesn'tplaybypackrules,andhehasnointentionoflettinghisrescuedtreasuregobacktothemanwhothrewheraway.TheAlphawantshislegacy.TheRoguewantshersoul.AndAlina?She’sdoneplayingbyeveryoneelse’srules.