Sloane endures three hollow years as the designated contract partner of Royce, the cruel heir to the Thorne pack who drugs her beverages with suppressants while mocking her before peers. Her world tilts when Royce's exiled warrior brother Kael marches back into the stronghold, proposing a secret alliance that shatters Royce’s hollow claim with an authentic mating mark.
Carrying Kael’s unborn pup, Sloane becomes the target of Royce's murderous ambitions after he usurps the alpha seat and kidnaps her at seven months pregnant. Using a hidden recording device to broadcast Royce’s confession across the territory, Sloane brings about his downfall, standing proudly as Kael kneels to claim her as true Luna.
