Maria Drew secured her place at the prestigious university of her dreams—a golden ticket to escape poverty and support her ailing father. Working her way through campus seemed like the only path forward for her struggling family. Mike Anderson commands respect as a werewolf and destined alpha, but his first encounter with Maria sparked an unexpected hatred. Fate twisted cruelly when she discovered he wasn't just her classmate—he was the son of one of the campus's powerful owners, and he wielded his position without mercy. His relentless bullying made him the antagonist of her story, the dark force threatening her fragile new beginning. Then the moon goddess intervened. Maria is his mate—the one person he was fated to claim. As Mike confronts the shattering truth that his destined mate is the girl he despised, passion and possession war with resentment. Can the supernatural bond between them transform his cruelty into consuming devotion, or will his hatred destroy what fate has written?