At the Moon Hall, Vanessa steals Selene’s destined serpent mate, Damon Voss, believing she has seized the happiness Selene once had. But Selene remembers the truth: Damon’s venom bond is not love, but a prison that feeds on bloodlines. Instead of breaking, Selene accepts the Silvercrest Alpha heir and enters a deadly world of pack councils, hidden lovers, bastard heirs, and inheritance laws. As Vanessa is consumed by the Serpent Clan’s curse, Selene turns humiliation into power, protects her unb