The first time Pearl sees Kaelen Blackthorn, he’s standing in moonlight with blood on his fangs and power humming in the air like a storm. She’s disguised as a lunar acolyte, infiltrating the Wolf King’s inner sanctum to sabotage the Moonbond ritual—but when she touches the altar, her latent moon magic erupts, binding her to *him* in a flash of silver fire. The curse meant to destroy him backfires, linking their souls instead. Now, she’s marked—his unwilling mate, his political liability, and th