Maya Hart has lived her whole life as a low-ranking servant in the Hart household, hiding her silver-gray Moonwolf ears behind her hair. Humiliated and publicly framed at a society engagement party, she is unexpectedly rescued by Adrian Vale—New York's most feared Alpha CEO and heir to the Vale Group—who recognizes a forbidden scent only a Moonwolf can carry. To escape the Hart family's control, Maya agrees to a thirty-day temporary marriage contract with Adrian. But she soon discovers the ruthless CEO had been investigating her bloodline long before they met. As a second Alpha, the charming and politically ambitious Lucien, openly pursues her, the two most powerful Alphas in the city enter a fierce rivalry for her loyalty. When Maya's true heritage awakens, she learns she is the lost daughter of Elias Vale, the Moonwolf heir erased from family records fifteen years ago. Her mother's death, the Vale family's hidden crimes, and her manipulative aunt Evelyn's scheme to harvest Moonwolf blood samples all surface at once. Adrian ultimately dissolves the contract and surrenders his inheritance to protect her. Only after Maya has claimed her real name, her autonomy, and the leadership of a new Moonwolf autonomous territory does she freely choose Adrian—not as a fated mate, but as an equal partner.
