Aria was renowned in the shadowed woods of Silver Ridge for her extraordinary talents—a unique combination of brilliance, strength, and grace. But these talents brought her the envy and contempt of her Alpha's household. Alpha Kael believed the stories of her covertly carrying another man's child were true. Kael publicly turned Aria away on the night she was supposed to be his Luna, selecting another to be at his side.Devastated and devastated, Aria disappeared into the forest bearing a secret even she did not really know. Three factors motivated Kael's rejection: his family's ingrained jealousy of Aria's skills, his sister's caustic lies, and a mounting concern that she would outshine his own.Years later, Aria comes back—not as the weak and broken girl she left but rather as a ferocious and driven woman carrying a child she cannot explain. Kael must turn to Aria, the very woman he betrayed, when peril threatens the pack. But Kael understands that reclaiming Aria's trust—and her love—may be the toughest fight of his life when long-standing foes surface and secret truths come to light.Aria and Kael have to negotiate betrayal, rediscover a love lost, and guard the kid whose actual beginnings can either rescue or destroy them all in a society where power and lies rule. Will Aria accept the Luna she was always meant to be, or will the mysteries of the past tear them apart always?