Malik was born under the weight of a legacy he never asked for. As a pure-blooded shifter, danger followed him from the start secrecy, fear, and the constant reminder that he might never belong. Raised by humans who gave him the love his birth father couldn’t, Malik grew up split between two lives: one ordinary, one wild and waiting.

By seventeen, hiding is no longer possible. His strength and instincts break through, and with them comes the fear that the monster inside will ruin the family who saved him. Then he meets Leila a bold, spirited young woman who sees more than his shadows. For the first time, Malik begins to believe love might be possible.

But Leila’s already tied to another: a jealous beta hungry for power. Pulled into a rivalry steeped in bloodlines and betrayal, Malik must decide whether to shrink from his nature or embrace it fully.

Being alpha, he learns, isn’t about dominance it’s about sacrifice.

Will Malik risk everything to claim love, or let fear decide who he becomes?