The Wolf King was never supposed to want her.In Blackthorn City, the royal pack obeys ancient bloodlines, brutal laws, and a throne built on fear. When a woman the court calls unsuitable enters the Wolf King's world, he should reject her without hesitation. She has no royal protection, no powerful pack behind her, and no reason to believe a king would ever choose her.But her scent awakens his wolf.Her courage unsettles his court.And her hidden connection to Blackthorn's oldest curse threatens everything he was born to protect.To save his throne, he rejects her.To save her heart, she walks away.But the moon does not lie, and Blackthorn City does not let true mates escape so easily.A dark, emotional wolf-shifter romance filled with forbidden attraction, royal betrayal, pack politics, moon magic, and a love powerful enough to challenge a king.