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She found her mate at fifteen.

He rejected her before she could even catch her breath.

Nerina has never had it easy. Cursed from her first shift, dismissed by her pack, and overlooked by everyone around her, she had one dream that kept her going — finding the mate who would love her unconditionally.

Then she found him.

And he walked away.

Liam had his reasons. Dark ones. Ones he believed would protect her from a world she knew nothing about. A half-breed pack built on dark magic. A promise made to a dead father. A revenge plan that had no room for a mate.

But rejecting Nerina came at a price neither of them was prepared to pay.

Two years later, Nerina is no longer the broken girl who ran home in tears. She is stronger, faster, and fiercer than anyone in her pack expected. She doesn't need a mate. She doesn't need anyone.

Or so she tells herself.

Because Liam is coming back. And the secrets he has been carrying are darker and more dangerous than anything Nerina could have imagined.

Some bonds cannot be broken. No matter how hard you try.

Some loves are written in destiny. Others are lost in the dark.