"You belong to me, Ava! You are mine! And nothing will stop me from claiming what's mine!!!" he snarled, fury blazing through his golden eyes. The Moonlight Pack's ancient law had stood unbroken for generations: the reigning Alpha must bond with a Luna chosen from within the pack's ranks, a union orchestrated by pack leadership rather than the moon goddess. Ava Maynard was designated for this honor at birth, groomed since childhood to become the next Luna alongside Alpha Ray. Everything was set. Everything was certain. Until Lucas arrived. Her true mate. The one connection Ava believed she could control—reject, even—like the Lunas before her had managed. She had a plan. She had always had a plan. Then reality shattered it. Lucas De 'Clan, Alpha of the Dawn Pack, is nothing like she expected. Possessive. Ruthless. Unwilling to release what the moon goddess has bound to him. He refuses to let tradition, pack law, or her previous arrangements stand between them. When he discovers Ava is promised to another, his claim becomes absolute. Torn between the destiny she was born to fulfill and the mate fate has given her, Ava faces an impossible choice. Can she honor her pack's traditions and her promised duty? Or will Lucas's primal possession and relentless determination claim her heart before duty can? In a battle between law and love, between obligation and instinct, only one can prevail. **Warning:** This novel contains dark themes, graphic sexual content, and intense mature situations intended for adult readers only.