The banished Lycan prince thought he’d lost his mate forever. He never expected her to return with a son who could end their world. Prince Rylan Blackthorn, last heir to a shattered Lycan kingdom, lives in exile with nothing but scars, rage, and the ghost of the woman who betrayed him. Selene Nightshade was once his destined mate until she stood with his family as they cast him out and vanished into the wilds without a word. Years later, when whispers of dark magic and a rising war drag Rylan back to the ruins of his pack, he finds the one person he swore to forget… and discovers the devastating secret she’s been hiding. Selene has rebuilt her life far from the brutality of the Lycan court, fierce and self‑made, with only one rule: keep her son safe at any cost. The boy she’s raised in the shadows is Rylan’s child and the living vessel of an ancient Lycan artifact, a power that could save their realm… or burn it to ash. Forced together by prophecy, rebellion, and the enemies tightening in on all sides, Rylan and Selene must confront the lies that destroyed them, the bond that never truly broke, and the terrifying power growing inside their son. As packs fracture, Elders plot, and a blood-soaked war ignites, desire rekindles between them rough, forbidden, and impossible to ignore. With monsters in their own bloodlines and a cursed power awakening, Rylan and Selene must decide what they are willing to sacrifice: The child who could doom them all. The kingdom that betrayed them. Or the only love either of them has ever known. Will they rewrite their fate or watch their world fall? An adult fantasy romance for readers who love: Rejected mates and second‑chance fated love Dark Lycan politics, court intrigue, and ancient curses A powerful secret baby at the heart of the prophecy Enemies‑to‑lovers tension that turns into fierce, soul‑deep devotion