A rogue wolf marked by fate. A scarred warrior bound by duty. Their bond shouldn't exist—but it just might change everything.

Arianne has spent her life running—from hunters, from heartbreak, from a past she can't remember. When she's forced to cross into Stormclaw territory, she expects death, not salvation. But when a glowing mate mark appears on her skin before the Gathering, everything changes. The catch? No one else bears the match.

Sentenced to compete in brutal trials or die trying, Arianne finds herself under the watchful eye of Kael, a ruthless sentinel with a haunted past and no time for wolves like her. He's not her mate, and he's certainly not her savior. But as secrets unravel and whatever it is that's between them deepens, Kael and Arianne are forced to confront the terrifying truth: some bonds aren't written in fate… but forged in fire.

In a world where wolves are born to obey their destiny, what happens when two souls dare to choose?