Murder. Betrayal. Exile. When the pregnant Luna falls to steel, a wolfless omega becomes the accused—Althea, stripped of voice, dignity, and freedom. Innocent but powerless, she flees into the Red Mist's scarlet depths, where something far more terrible than her former master's rage hunts the darkness. Thorne Vargan, the North Clan's legendary Hellhound, lives for one burning purpose: annihilation of those who destroyed everything and murdered his mother. When his enemy's daughter crosses into his cursed territory, he sees only what he needs—a captive. Leverage. Living vengeance. But shadows conceal dangerous truths. Her scent intoxicates him beyond reason. Her terror awakens something primal within him. Her hidden past threatens to consume not just his blood but the entire pack hierarchy itself. Thorne binds her with claws and darkness, claiming her as his own, yet the Alpha she escaped marches toward them both. He wants his rejected omega returned. Thorne refuses to release her. And between them burns something neither vengeance nor possession can explain—a hunger that devours more than flesh.