LOGINNyra Vale thought she had everything—a destined mate, a future as Luna, and a place in her pack. But on the night that was supposed to change her life, Alpha Ryker shattered her world. Rejected. Humiliated. Replaced by the very woman she once called a friend. With nowhere to turn and her enemies closing in, Nyra is offered an unexpected lifeline by the last man she should trust—Kael Drax, Ryker's powerful rival. Feared by werewolves and respected by billionaires alike, Kael offers her a deal that could change everything: a contract marriage in exchange for power, protection, and revenge. Determined to make those who betrayed her pay, Nyra accepts. But revenge is never simple. As secrets surface and old enemies plot in the shadows, Nyra discovers that Kael is hiding dangerous truths of his own. And the more time she spends with the man she promised never to love, the harder it becomes to ignore the fire growing between them. Now caught between a mate who wants her back and a rival who refuses to let her go, Nyra must decide what matters more—revenge, power, or the chance at a love she never saw coming. When betrayal started her story, could love become her greatest victory... or her final downfall?
View MoreNyra moved around her tiny apartment, the silence crushing down on her with the same oppressive weight she had experienced while Ryker was there. Her mind continued to hear his words, always reminding her that the road she was on was not as pure or easy as it first looked. "Should he shut you out, don't come crawling back to the pack house." Long after Ryker departed, the words had haunted her, hanging in the air like smoke. She could still sense his warmth, the way his rage had seeped into the space and threatened to burn everything in its path. She was through with him, nevertheless. Completed with the pack. Through with serving another person's game. She had made up her mind. She simply questioned whether it was the correct one. A quiet knock at the door broke her thinking. Before she even had time to process it, her heart skipped in her chest. Before she even opened the door, she knew who it was.
Three weeks Nyra had been listening to the pipes in Kael's house's west wing rattle, waiting for the other shoe to fall. Kael had not troubled her. Actually, she only saw him at breakfast, when he mostly read legal documents on his tablet and sipped black coffee without looking at her. It felt like a strange, quiet business residency, not a great, gloomy love story. But the peace was a lie, and they both knew it. Ryker was not one to let a past partner simply enter a competitor's property without causing a disturbance. The scene began on a Tuesday evening just as a violent thunderstorm was knocking the lights off. The knock on her ground-floor balcony door wasn't a soft touch. The glass pane trembled from a strong, steady thump. Nyra let her book fall on the bed, her throat drying right away. Though the storm was strong enough to silence a military, Kael's security squad was meant to be monitoring the perimeter.
Nyra found it hard to believe what was going on. With a weight upon her back, she felt as if she was jogging across sand; the days and hours were flying by ever more quickly. She had to decide something. She couldn't keep procrastinating it. Her mind kept bringing back the image of Kael in all his towering, self-assured height, standing confidently and declaring himself to her as something which he obviously was – the center of power and control in any room he entered. She also couldn't get out of her head the offer he had given her. At night, she spent hours gazing out her window. The far-off city's lights were vibrant and strong. The air in her tiny apartment made her feel suffocated. She was still undecided on whether she should take Kael's offer. Nyra understood he would not wait for too long for her to decide, even if he was not pushing her for an response. If she didn't say yes quickly, the door to
Nyra stood frozen, trying to withstand Kael's glare while ignoring the growing anxiety in her gut. The tension between them was a thick, palpable thing. Kael offered her a deal, then fell quiet. She couldn't decide if the silence was worse than the offer itself. Nyra averted her gaze, focusing on the ground. “I am not interested,” she finally said. She was impressed by how level her voice was. She had imagined that her rejection would feel more substantial, but it felt emptier. Kael did not respond, not a blink, just an unhurried step forward. “You will be," he said. Nyra felt her lungs freeze. Kael had a dispassionate tone, but his words were gratingly certain, and maddeningly infuriating. She felt her resolve slip away. She quickly took a step back, and the frigid night air contrasted painfully with the heat in her chest. “You know nothing about me. You’re assuming a lot.” Kael kept his cool gaze locked on






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