The news spread faster than wildfire. By dawn, every pack in the region had heard whispers of it—the Shadowfang Alpha had claimed a mate, and not just anyone. He had marked the rejected Luna of the Bloodmoon Pack.

Selene.

Kael heard it first from a messenger who stumbled into his hall, breathless, his eyes wide with disbelief. At first Kael laughed in his face, a low, dangerous sound that made the young wolf tremble.

“Lies,” Kael spat, his fists tightening on the arm of his throne. ...