Rejected. Broken. Left to die. Thorne thought her mating ceremony would seal her destiny. Instead, Gabriel shattered her in front of the entire pack, tearing away her bond and leaving her to bleed in the forest. But fate isn't finished with her. Altero, the Stygian Pack's exiled loner, never wanted a mate and never wanted to be tied down. Yet when he finds Thorne half-dead on his land, the bond between them ignites ... wild, dangerous, and undeniable. He's her second chance. She's his greatest risk. But when the past comes knocking, will their bond survive?