Ashwolf & Black Stone

For as long as she can remember, Lyra has viewed werewolf stories as an insult to human intelligence. As an anthropology student, she believes only in what can be measured, touched, and dissected. But her logic begins to shatter when she notices biological anomalies in Kaelen Thorne—the enigmatic classmate she once silently loved, who vanished from her life without a trace. Determined to find a rational explanation, Lyra shadows Kaelen into the deepest reaches of Blackwood Forest. There, she stumbles upon the "Ash Site," the sacred ground of a gathering forbidden to human eyes. The pack's verdict is ruthless: no outsider who has seen the altar can leave alive. To her shock, the leader tasked with passing judgment is Kaelen himself. Now a lethal Alpha burdened by ancient secrets, Kaelen defies tradition and claims Lyra for his own. She is forced to choose between death or joining a savage world she despises, under the command of the man who walked away from her to protect her from his own nature. In a war of primal instincts and genetic secrets, Lyra will discover that the myth is not only real... it’s a heartbeat away from claiming her soul.