A G Richards
A girl without a wolf. A king who trusts no one. A secret buried beneath the blood of an entire kingdom.
Aster Renfall has always believed she is human. Raised in the quiet village of Briar Glen, she has lived far from the dangerous politics of Vaeloria's werewolf ruling houses. Her only unusual trait is a strange ability: when she touches blood, she sometimes hears whispers that do not belong to the living.
But when a dying stranger arrives with a chilling warning—*The last one is alive*—Aster's ordinary world begins to unravel.
Drawn into the kingdom of Veyrhold, she finds herself under the watchful eye of its enigmatic High Alpha, Kaelith Draven. Convinced she may be connected to a threat against his kingdom, Kaelith intends to uncover her secrets. But suspicion soon gives way to an attraction neither of them can easily explain.
As ancient memories awaken and forbidden histories emerge, Aster discovers that the foundations of their world may be built upon a terrible lie. Her past holds the key to a truth powerful enough to shatter kingdoms—and neither she nor Kaelith may survive what happens when the world finally remembers.
Some secrets are buried to protect the living.
Others are buried because the dead were never truly silent.
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