The Alpha's Cursed Rejected Mate

Some bonds are forged in blood. Others are broken by it.

Anna Kipling has lived her entire life as a ghost—the cursed daughter of a monster, the outcast no one dares to touch. For three years, she's survived in the shadows of the Black Diamond Pack, working in silence, enduring in secret, waiting for a mercy that never comes. Her mate rejected her the night her father died, snarling words that shattered her soul: "I would rather kill my wolf than accept this bond."

Alpha Jax Bishop built his empire on control. He doesn't forgive. He doesn't forget. And he certainly doesn't regret rejecting the daughter of the man who slaughtered his wolves. But when dark magic threatens everything he's fought to protect, he needs the one person he swore to destroy—the woman whose blood holds the key to breaking an ancient curse.

One desperate bargain. One impossible journey into a forest where witches rule and wolves go to die. One chance to undo the damage that's haunted them both.

But the Darkwyn Coven doesn't trade in mercy. They trade in blood. And Anna's blood is worth more than either of them knows.

As secrets unravel and old wounds rip open, Jax and Anna must face a devastating truth: the mate bond he rejected never truly broke. It's been waiting. Burning. Demanding to be claimed. But claiming her means risking everything—his pack, his throne, his life.

And letting her go might cost him his soul.

In a world where love is a weapon and trust is a death sentence, can two broken wolves forge a bond strong enough to shatter a curse—or will their past destroy them both?

For fans of dark paranormal romance with fierce heroines, morally gray Alphas, and love that's earned through fire and blood.