Synopsis

Hecalledmebarren.Hecalledmeworthless.Hestoleeverythingfrommeonlytothrowmeoutonthestreetliketrash.Buthemadeonefatalmistake—HeforgotwhoIreallywas.IwasAvaBlackhawk,theonlydaughteroftheLycanKing.IwouldbebackforrevengeandIwillreclaimallthatwasmine.WhenIamdonewithhim,he'llbegforthemercythathenevershowedme.~~~~~~~~~~PrincessAvasacrificedeverythingforlove.Shegaveupherfamily,herthroneandevenherdignityjusttobewithhermate,Lucas.ButLucasdiscardedherasifshewasjustabrokentoythatneededreplacementandrevealshisultimatebetrayal.Andatthatmoment,somethingferalthatheshouldhavefearedwakesinher.Thenaiveprincessdiedonthatnight.Andfromherashes,aqueenwithvengeanceburieddeepinherheartandpowerinherclawsrose.Nowshewasback.AndLucaswasabouttolearnwhyyoushouldnevercrossaLycanQueen.Especiallyonewhohasnothinglefttolose.PLOTLINEA.EXPOSITIONAvaandLucashavebeentogetherforthedurationofyears.Shehaselopedwithhimagainstherfamily'swishes.Forthedurationoftheirrelationship,Lucashadbeenusinghertoextortmoneyfromherfamilymemberstofundhislifestyle.But,Avawasblindtoallofthisbecauseshewasdeeplyinlovewithhim.Shewasalwayswillingtobeusedtoextractmoney.Unknowntoher,Lucashadbeensecretlyfeedingherbirthcontrolwhilepubliclyshamingherforbeingbarren.Avavisitsvariousfertilityclinics,doingeverythingthatshecaninordertogetpregnantforLucaswhoshamesher.B.INCITINGINCIDENTLucasthrowsacongratulatorypartyaftersuccessfullyacquiringacompanywiththefundshehadusedAvatoextort.AwomannamedCynthiacomestotheeventwithtwinchildren,aboyandagirlandaskstoseeLucas.AvawatchesasLucasandCynthiahaveasmallaltercationfromtheothersideofthehall,soshegoestothem.But,LucastellsherthatisnothingandCynthiaisjustacolleaguefromwork.AndwhenAvainsists,Lucasspitsfire.HepubliclyberatesAvaforbeingchildlessandgoesasfarastocallherdamagedgoodsinfrontofeveryone.Sheisheartbroken,runsoffintothegardenwhereshecriesherheartoutinpainandendsupfallingasleep.SheawakenstohushedvoicestalkingandoverhearsLucasspeakingwithCynthia.LucastellsCynthiathatonceeverythingwasover,hewoulddumpAvabecauseshewasworthlesstohimnow.Shealsodiscoversinacrushingrevelationthatshecouldn’tgetpregnantbecausehefrequentlylacesherdrinkwithcontraceptives.And,thetwinchildrenwashimandhehadallalongbeenmarriedtoCynthia.AvaisdevastedasshecomesoutofhidingtoconfrontLucasheadon.ThereisnoevenremorseasLucasrevealsthiswasallplannedfromthebeginning.Hetellsherthathehadneverlovedherandhadonlywantedherforhermoneyandtheconnectionsthatcamewithit.But,Avaismoreshakenwhenshehearsthatthebusinessempiretheyhadbuiltonherfather'smoneywasregisteredentirelyinLucas'sname.Lucasunveilsmorebetrayalsashetellsherhowhehadstolenthe$50millionfromheraccountsandsoldhermother'spricelessheirloomfor$30million.Lucasthanksherforfindingoutthetruthsosoonandconvinientlyhandsherthedivorcepapersandacheckof$5,000.Hetellsherthatitwasmorethanshewasworthandthenkicksheroutwithnothingbuttheclothesonherback.Andjustlikethat,Avahitsrockbottomforthefirsttimeinhistory.ShewandersthestreetshalfinsaneandnearlygetshitbyAlphaBrian'scar.Herecognizesherandinformsherthatherfatherhaddiedinbattlewhilecallinghernamewithhislastbreath.Hermotherhadalsopassedawayafewmonthsagofromlivercancer.AvaiscompletelyshatteredasAlphaBriantake