I thought I was done with dangerous men.
Then a feral wolf bled all over the snow to save my life... and my wolf whispered one word.

Mate.

I'm Shayla Vale?omega, introvert, trauma survivor. I like headphones, quiet corners, and friends who don't treat me like I'm made of glass. I do not like attention, prophecy, or snarling legends with murder in their eyes.

But the hulking, scarred wolf haunting the edge of Hollowridge Forest?
The one everyone whispers about like a campfire horror story?

My wolf has claimed him.

No one knows what broke Dorian "Dare" Blackwell. Years ago he vanished into the mountains, cursed to his wolf skin and branded feral. The only thing anyone remembers clearly is the seer's warning:

If he ever returns to two legs and claims his mate... she will die.

So the smart thing would be to stay far, far away.

Instead, I start leaving food on the tree line.
Blankets.
Then a battered pair of headphones and a playlist of songs that make his eyes turn human for one aching second.

If he's going to sneak into my bed at night like a hungry shadow, he can at least smell like soap and not grave dirt. Bathing the feral? Horrible idea. Playing Mozart and movie soundtracks to the monster under my window until dawn? Worse.

But the more I tame the wolf, the more the man fights to surface.
And Dare is everything I swore I'd never want again?massive, lethal, obsessed with keeping me safe... and willing to rip the world apart just to keep me breathing.

There's just one problem.

If he lets go of the curse and fully becomes a man, the prophecy says I die.

To save me, he's determined to stay a beast.
To save him, I have to drag the man back out of the wolf and shatter a fate that's been killing us both for years.

Hunters are closing in. The Council is divided. My past abuser wants me back under his thumb. And the feral alpha who has slept in the shadows at the foot of my bed is one kiss away from breaking?and remaking?destiny.

If I choose him, I might die.
If I don't, we both do.

This steamy, fast-paced wolf shifter romance is perfect if you love:

• Feral, growling, "touch her and bleed" alphas
• Fated mates with real emotional slow burn (no instant trust)
• Scarred omegas finding power and total acceptance
• Music-magic, forest nights, and found family
• Prophecy, curses, and a heroine who refuses to be anyone's "asset" ever again

One feral wolf. One broken omega.
One fate everyone else believes is unbreakable...
Until we decide it isn't.