Rejected. Shattered. Desired by two. Torn between fate and freedom.
I was supposed to be his.
From the moment I was born, the bond between us had been written in the stars. Alpha Prince Cedric—my fated mate, my destiny, the one who was meant to cherish and protect me.
But under the glow of the full moon, surrounded by the expectant eyes of the entire kingdom, he looked at me with nothing but disgust.
"I, Cedric Nightbane, reject you as my mate."
The words felt like a blade to my soul, severing something deep inside me. My body trembled, my Omega instincts screamed for me to submit, to plead for his love. But I wouldn’t.
I wouldn’t beg for someone who never wanted me.
So I ran. I ran from the whispers, the shame, the pain tearing me apart from the inside. I ran until my legs gave out, until I had nothing left—only to stumble into the hands of Dante Nightbane, the Tyrant King of the Shadowfang Empire.
Where Cedric’s touch had been cold, Dante’s was searing. Where Cedric’s rejection had left me empty, Dante’s possessive gaze made something deep inside me burn.
And when he inhaled my scent, something dark and unbreakable snapped into place.
“Your mate was a fool to let you go, little Omega. But I am not.”
Now, I am trapped in the arms of a monster—a ruthless, merciless Alpha who refuses to let me escape. He is nothing like the mate I once longed for. He is sharper, crueller… and yet, when I am near him, my body betrays me, drawn to the fire that burns in his touch.
But there are secrets hidden in my blood, whispers of a lost royal lineage and a power that could change the world. Power that two Alphas are willing to go to war over.
The mate who threw me away now fights to take me back.
The tyrant who claimed me would destroy the world to keep me.
But I am done being a prize for men to fight over.
If fate dares to decide my path, then I will carve my own.
And when I do—not even the strongest Alpha alive will be able to contain me.
