Prologue

My name is Ronan Draven, and I'm a rogue.

Once, I was nothing more than the messenger of Stormfang Pack.

Now, most of the Alphas operating in the shadows know me by another name.

The Grim Reaper.

My half-brother, Kael Draven, is the Alpha of Stormfang Pack, and his fated mate, Lyra Vale—now known as the Golden Luna—is one of the most powerful women I've ever known.

For two years, everyone believed I was dead.

And maybe, in a way, I was.

I disappeared after making one of the most foolish and reckless mistakes of my life.

I trusted the wrong man.

Jacob Draven.

Our uncle.

The Rogue King.

He was ruthless enough to experiment on Rogues, twisting their bodies and minds until they became ferals—mindless creatures that knew nothing but bloodshed and destruction.

And for a while, I unknowingly helped him.

By the time I discovered the truth, it was already too late. Kael and Lyra eventually found Jacob, brought his reign of terror to an end, and killed him.

But killing Jacob didn't erase what I'd done.

The guilt followed me everywhere.

So I made a choice by faking my own death and disappeared into the shadows.

For the past two years, I've hunted everyone who played a part in Jacob's operation—Alphas, influential men, merchants, and anyone else who helped fund, supply, or protect his monstrous experiments.

One by one, I've found them.

One by one, they've fallen.

But hunting them isn't the only thing that makes me dangerous.

I'm also a Siphon.

And Siphons don't fight wolves the way ordinary warriors do. We hunt something deeper… The wolf spirit.

A Siphon can seek out a wolf within man and destroy it, stripping away the very essence that gives a werewolf their power and identity. It's a gift feared by most wolves… or rather a curse.

Jacob left something behind.

A blueprint.

A plan.

And a secret that someone out there is desperate to bring back to life.

That's why I can't stop.

Not until every last person involved is dragged into the light.

Not until I've corrected the mistake that nearly destroyed everything I cared about.

At least, that was the plan.

I thought I knew exactly how my story would end.

I thought the worst thing the Moon Goddess could do to me was force me to live with the consequences of my past.

I was wrong.

Because somewhere along the way, while hunting the monsters I'd helped create, I found a woman hidden behind a secret door.

A woman who was barely alive.

A woman with no memories, no pack, and no wolf.

A woman who looked at me with terrified eyes and called me Master.

And then my wolf said the one word that changed everything.

Mate.

This is my story.

The story of how I went from being the man who ran to correct his mistakes… to becoming the man who would risk everything to protect the one person I never expected to find.