The first time Sable sees Kaelen Duskbane, he’s standing over a council table, blood-red sigil glowing beneath his palm as he seals a treaty with a werewolf alpha. Moonlight catches the silver edge of his fangs. Her breath stills. This is the man who slaughtered my mother. This is the monster I will destroy. But before she can act, the ancient runes flare—a forgotten fated bond activates, binding her to him in a surge of heat and pain. The room erupts. She’s dragged forward, her wrist sliced, hi