Dr. Elara Vance wanted a fresh start, not a front-row seat to a werewolf war. But when a massive, silver-furred beast, bleeding from moon-silver wounds, collapses at the edge of her isolated property, her healer’s instinct overrides her sense of survival. She doesn’t know he’s Kaelen, the ruthless Alpha of the Shattered Peak Pack. She only knows he’s dying. Nursing him back to health in her secluded cabin, Elara discovers the man beneath the monster—a leader burdened by duty, scarred by betrayal, and fiercely protective. The chemistry between them is a living thing, a potent, terrifying pull that threatens to melt the icy walls around her own scarred heart. But Kaelen’s world is one of brutal laws and ancient feuds. By saving an Alpha marked for death by a rival pack, Elara has painted a target on her own back. As lethal enemies close in and pack tensions reach a breaking point, Kaelen is forced to choose between the mate his soul recognizes in her… and the oath of vengeance that has ruled his entire life. He swore no human would ever be his weakness. Now, with the full moon rising and war howling at their door, he must decide: surrender Elara to save his pack, or ignite a war that will consume them all for the sake of a love that was never meant to be.