Eight months pregnant, Evelyn is framed with wolfsbane by the woman waiting to replace her. Her Alpha husband, Lucian, sees holes in the evidence—and signs the Severing Ritual anyway. Stripped of her mate bond, robbed of her newborn son, and locked away while her enemies move into her place, Evelyn chooses the Moon Rift over another day under their control. Everyone believes the scentless human Luna is dead. Three years later, Blackthorn’s gates are forced open for the White Moon Queen, and the woman they discarded returns with a wolf, a crown, and enough power to make ancient bloodlines recognize her. Evelyn didn’t come back to reclaim her old title. She came back for her son, the truth—and the people who thought she would stay buried.