Betrayed and left to bleed out in a cold dungeon, Elara awakens on the morning of her betrothal Instead of playing the obedient bride, she wears a blood-red gown tothe ceremony, publicly exposing her fiance's filthy affair with his adopted sister and shatteringhe pack alliance. But as she drops the engagement ring, a terrifying presence dominattes the hall. Aldric, the ruthless Alpha King of the North, steps from the shadows. His ambereyes lock onto her, his scent triggering a primal, forbidden pull-her true Fated Mate. While herdesperate ex plots to destroy her reputation, an ancient Temple secret in Elara's bloodline is brutailly exposed. With her stolen crown shattered at her feet and a powerful Kiing demanding her absolute surrender, will Elara rise as the Crimson Queen, or will the betrayalof her past life drag her back to the abyss?
