Aurora renounces her clandestine role as supreme commander of the Shadow Circle, content to brew remedies in obscurity while bankrolling her mate's martial rise. But the instant he attains the post of pack general, he publicly severs their bond, casting her aside to wed a scheming commander's daughter for political clout.
Cast into the dirt before the laughing pack assembly, Aurora watches quietly as the high sovereign arrives to claim the rightful ruler of the territory. Unveiled as the lost wolf princess destined to occupy the supreme throne, she prepares to purge the corrupted military elite and watch her groveling ex-mate face total retribution.
