A fated bond that could kill her.A king who’d rather let her die than crave her.Violet isn’t just an outsider in her wolf pack—she’s a ghost. Raised by a traitorous Alpha and discarded by the mate she thought she knew, she flees into the night with a death sentence on her heels. Freedom is her only hope... until she crashes into ​​Asher.The ​​Lycan King​​ is a blade forged in ice and shadow. He rules with absolute ruthlessness, haunted by a past that devours mercy. When Violet collapses at his feet, his instinct isn’t salvation—it’s annihilation. Because the moment their skin brushes, a searing, unwanted bond ignites between them.​​And this bond doesn't just burn—it bleeds.​She never wanted a king.He never needed a weakness.But fate demands blood… and the first cut might save—or slaughter—them both.