Tesora was born under a crimson moon-rare, powerful, and impossible to control. So her pack doesn't just punish her... they erase her, chaining her in silver and leaving her to die in the wilderness. But she's found on Night Star land-alive, barely-and the moment Alpha Maverick Thorne reaches for her, something ancient snaps into place. A bond. A tether. A truth neither of them can ignore. As Tesora heals, whispers turn into war: the packs who betrayed her weren't trying to cast her out-they were building a weapon. And Tesora's blood may be the key to an old Gate that should never open, a ritual that could shatter the balance holding their world together. Now Maverick must protect the mate fate chose for him... and Tesora must decide who she becomes when survival is no longer enough. Because love can't be chained-but it can be hunted.