She ran to save him. He hardened to survive her leaving. Now fate is dragging them back together—whether they're ready or not

Seven years ago, Nancy Rowan fled Silverpine Ridge with blood on her hands and a secret that could get her killed. She left behind her family, her future, and Darien Blackthorn—the boy she was supposed to become Luna beside. The boy whose almost-completed mate bond has been slowly killing her ever since.

Now her wolf is dying, and returning to Silverpine is her only chance at survival. But coming home means facing the man she abandoned. The man who became Alpha in her absence. The man who looked for her until his voice went raw, then buried his grief beneath ice and duty.

Darien Blackthorn spent seven years believing Nancy chose to leave him. Her return shatters everything he thought he knew—and reignites a bond that never truly broke.

But Nancy didn't run from him. She ran from a nightmare: a corruption ritual, a murdered Alpha, and a conspiracy that reaches into the heart of the pack. The truth she's carried could destroy them both. The enemies she escaped are still hunting. And the mate bond pulling them together might be the only thing powerful enough to save Silverpine—or the weakness that finally breaks them.

In a world where loyalty is everything and secrets are deadly, can two broken wolves become whole again before the darkness cons