Damon's curse marked him as an outcast from childhood, isolating him from his peers despite his werewolf bloodline. Denied the companionship of other children by his father, he mastered the art of hunting and killing alone, growing harder and more dangerous with each passing year. Without a wolf—or so the curse demanded—Damon became the embodiment of brutality and rage, rejecting his destined role as Alpha. Bound by darkness and bitterness, he refused the power that should have been his birthright, until a delicate princess entered his world and ignited an unexpected hunger within him. To keep her safe, to claim her as his own, Damon must finally embrace the very destiny he despised and become the Alpha he swore never to be.