Zara Cole has survived abuse, betrayal, and captivity. Every day, every performance, every dollar she earns is a step closer to reclaiming her life. She believes she is human, ordinary, powerless, but the world is lying to her.
Zion Blackwood enters her life with a presence that commands attention. Alpha King of the Blackwood Kingdom, ruthless, obsessive, and untouchable, he sees her for what she truly is. His mate, fated to belong to him completely.
Zara does not know about werewolves, mates, or kingdoms. She knows only fear, survival, and a life stolen from her. Every man who has claimed her before has destroyed her. Zion is no different, or so she thinks.
The closer she runs from him, the tighter his grip becomes. When he marks her, something inside Zara awakens, something ancient, powerful, and impossible to ignore.
Her true identity, hidden for twenty-two years, will change everything, revealing a secret that was never meant to be discovered, and a world she never knew existed.
