The wolves of Manhattan are dying. And their "broken" princess may be the only one who can save them.

Cerese Byrne has never shifted. Not once in twenty-seven years. A werewolf with no wolf. The ritual that was supposed to fix her killed her parents instead — and left her with nothing but scars and silence.

Now an ancient curse is rotting her pack from the inside out.

When the crisis reaches a breaking point, the Council does not ask for volunteers. They drag Cerese back to the same altar, strap her down, and flip the switch.

She survives. Barely.

But what wakes inside her is not a wolf.

It is something older. A dangerous magic that has not walked the earth in centuries. It could save every bond in the city. It could also burn her alive.

Enter Devin Greylock.

Ruthless. Battle-scarred. The alpha heir to the bloodline that destroyed her family. His father built the machines that killed her parents.

Now his touch is the only thing that quiets the power tearing through her body.

And in a cruel twist of fate, the universe has marked him as hers.

Cerese would rather die than need him.

The universe does not care what she would rather.

Some crowns are not inherited. They are survived.

Tropes: Fated mates • Protective alpha who kneels • Underestimated heroine • Slow burn to claiming bite • Found family • Forced proximity • Touch her and find out

Steamy paranormal shifter romance with a guaranteed HEA. Book One of the Eclipse Shadows series.