She rejected her mate. Now they want to turn her into a weapon.

When Lux Hale discovered that Apollo—her fated mate—planned to murder her brother for the crown, she severed the bond and walked away from everything. But her defiance had a price.

She suffered, broke down, became withdrawn, Lux vowed to shed her weakness. She trained to become stronger, colder, untouchable. But before she could reclaim her life, her mother was killed, and Lux was taken—poisoned, caged, and ordered to submit.

They want her to wear a crown soaked in blood.

She would rather die.

Across the border, Silas feels her absence like a wound.

As Alpha, he should be leading.

Instead, he’s chasing shadows—visions of Lux crying out to him across time.

She is his true mate.

Not Apollo.

Not fate.

Her.

But time is running out.