He was the Alpha King who made sure the entire pack heard him say the word.
On the night of her nineteenth birthday, Elara Voss is publicly discarded by Alpha King Garrick Storm. Her muted scent—kept hidden by years of dangerous suppressants—makes her “unwanted,” so he claims her as his slave instead of his mate. Humiliated and locked in the palace cells, Elara expects only cruelty.
What she doesn’t expect is the ancient prophecy waiting in the forbidden library: she is the last of a bloodline that can break the curse rotting the Storm line from the inside. The only way to save the shifter world is for the rejected Omega to become the King’s true fated mate.
Drawn by the scent she can no longer fully hide, Garrick cannot stay away. Their first night is raw, angry, and impossible to forget. While traitors plot to poison the King and seize the throne, Elara’s powers awaken—and so does the bond neither of them wanted to claim.
A ruthless King.
An Omega who refuses to stay broken.
A hunter who has loved her in silence for years.
And a curse that will not die quietly.
In a world where rejection is a death sentence and desire is the most dangerous weapon of all, Elara will learn that being unwanted was only the beginning.
Some bonds are written in blood.
Some are forged in fire.
And some… refuse to stay rejected.