Fated to Destroy

Thorne Blackwood has spent his life preparing to inherit the Silverfang pack, mastering iron law and the moon's cold judgment. At the Bloodmoon Conclave, the Moon names his fated mate: Sera Voss, a disgraced vampire scholar whose fallen bloodline reeks of forbidden knowledge and night-blooming roses. Thorne's response is public, brutal rejection — the only move a future alpha can make. But the bond does not die so easily. A mysterious border death forces them into a secret partnership: the killings plaguing both pack and coven bear the ritual signature of an ancient death cult wielding blood magic to ignite a species war. Tracking the conspiracy through moon-soaked forests and marble crypts, their bond reignites against every law of pack and covenant. The trail leads to the shadow heart of vampire aristocracy — and the conspirator is Sera's own sire, a founding figure of the Old Covenant. Thorne must choose between the alpha throne he has bled for and the mate the Moon fated him to destroy. Sera carries a truth that could shatter vampire society from within. Their love is the fuse. Their sacrifice is the only chance to prevent extinction. What rises from the ashes will face a deeper darkness still.