Alora Dennison carries the weight of a disgraced bloodline as an orphaned outcast within her pack's crumbling legacy. When her transition into adulthood arrives, an irrevocable mate bond tears through her destiny—but not with the man she envisioned. Colton Santo, the ruthless Alpha heir from a hostile pack destined to unite rival territories under one crown, has spent years despising her and everything her lineage represents. His pack's cruelty has confined her to isolation, a prisoner of fear. Yet at the threshold of her awakening, before countless witnesses, she imprints on the very male sworn to lead them all. Fate has spoken, but those around her will stop at nothing to sever this connection. War itself refuses to grant her mercy—a dormant conflict ignites across their lands, resurrecting an ancient enemy hungry for blood and chaos. As Lycanthrope society trembles, Alora faces impossible questions: Why has a black curse shadowed her family since birth? What secrets does Colton's father guard so desperately he'd see her destroyed? Will Colton claim their bond as his true mate, or will he become her executioner? Book 1 of Awakening Series