The Stand-In Luna
Ashley was once the strongest warrior, the most gifted healer, and the chosen Luna. Her future was set… until the night she vanished.
Kidnapped by rogues and left to die, Ashley reached out to her mate, Alpha Jace, only to be met with a cold “contact later” as a response.
The rogues laughed at her. “Even your Alpha doesn’t care if you live or die.”
Alone and wounded, Ashley escaped but lost her wolf, Amy, in the process. When she was in need of his help, Jace was attending to Carina, his childhood friend.
Ashley felt hurt and betrayed once she realized this and made the painful decision to reject Jace and sever their bond. But Jace refused to let her go and proposed an enticing offer. Just when Ashley tries to believe him, she uncovered the truth—she was never the mate. She was a stand-in.
A shield to protect Carina.
As the final straw, Ashley turned the tables. She blackmailed Jace’s beta, Lucas, when she discovers his involvement with the rogues and forced him to help her escape. But at the edge of her freedom, Jace is waiting and the final blow is delivered: losing her wolf was part of their plan.
As Jace completed his plan by marking her as his forever, Ashley braced for the end.
Until the Lycan King arrived.
He doesn’t come to save her. He comes to claim her.
But why would the most powerful man want a broken substitute?
And what will happen when Ashley discovers she was never a pawn—she was the prize?