Ryan enrolls at a prestigious shifter institution on a hard-earned academic grant, determined to earn medical funding for his bedridden mother while keeping his head down among predatory elites. His quiet endurance catches the possessive gaze of Kael, the feared wolf prince who marks Ryan with an invasive royal brand.
Instead of bowing as a submissive consort, Ryan taps into a legendary ancestral bloodline that shatters the school's oppressive caste boundaries. When lethal palace conspiracies strike, both adversaries must set aside ancient prejudice to forge an invincible bond capable of reshaping their entire supernatural realm.
