Twenty years ago, Yueyao was exiled as a "wolf-less mute" by her own clan, her wolf spirit stolen, her mother poisoned, and her father lost. Her sister took her place. Her fiancé signed her death warrant. Now she returns. At her sister's engagement banquet, she throws off her hood—and with it, two decades of silence. Silver light bends to her will. Bloodlines kneel. But reclaiming her throne is only the first move. Behind her family's betrayal lies the Shadow Lord, an ancient enemy who has waite