Ayasha watched her brother die at the hands of King Nahuel as her pack was crushed beneath the weight of conquest. When she catches the tyrant king’s eye during a brutal sparring match, he offers her a deal: marry his son, Prince Koda, and her family will be spared.

Desperate to protect what remains, Ayasha agrees.

But the promised marriage is a lie.

In the heart of Lamia, she discovers nineteen other would-be brides, all from fallen packs, forced into a brutal Luna trial. Only one will earn the right to stand beside the prince. The rest will lose everything, including their lives.

Ayasha already has an agenda of her own. She plans to kill Koda, the son of the monster she blames for her brother’s death.

Then her wolf imprints on him.

Fate has bound her to the very man she came to destroy. As the trials grow bloodier and palace secrets come to light, Ayasha must choose between the vengeance that drives her and the bond she never wanted.

I wiped my face with the back of my hand and stood up from beside that empty bed. The tears had stopped, but my chest still felt hollow. Like someone had scooped out everything inside and left me with just skin and bones.


I couldn't stay in this room. Not with her bed staring at me. Not with the memory of that servant girl smiling while she cleaned blood from the floor. Blood that belonged to a girl who died for missing dinner.


My feet carried me out of the room before I made the decision to leave. The hallways were brighter now, most of the torches had burned out. Guards stood at their posts like statues, eyes forward, not acknowledging me. They probably didn't care where I went or what I did, as long as I didn't try to leave the palace.


Chapter 118 - A tired woman