"We're done. Caroline is back." The words from Alpha King Aaron Steele cut deeper than any silver blade. After two years as his mate, a deal struck to restore my family's honor, I had foolishly given him my heart. And now, at the very moment I discovered I was carrying his heir, he discarded me.

He chose her, Caroline, the sainted childhood sweetheart who had once saved his life. For her, he threw me away without a second thought. So, I disappeared, burying the secret of our pup deep inside me. I built a new life from the ashes of his rejection.

Years passed. I heard rumors that the mighty Alpha King had gone mad, desperately searching the world for the Luna he himself had banished. Then, one afternoon, a sleek black car screeched to a halt beside me on the street. Aaron’s eyes, burning with a feral light, locked onto the child holding my hand. His voice was a guttural roar, the Alpha breaking free. "Whose pup is that?"