B. J. Vale

Elinora Vale was born wolfless, unwanted, and sent to die at the edge of Nocturne Hollow. When she’s summoned to the Alpha’s court as a tribute girl, she expects to serve—then be discarded. Instead, when Alpha Riven Drayke lays eyes on her, a silver flame-shaped mark appears across his chest—the mating mark he was never supposed to have. Panic erupts. Mates aren’t chosen by fate in Nocturne Hollow. They’re killed. Because the last time a Mateless Alpha took a mate, an entire pack burned to ash. Now, Riven must reject Elinora or die. But Elinora has secrets too. Her wolf didn’t die… it was caged, hidden by ancient magic. She isn’t just a tribute. She’s the last heir of the Nightblood line. And she was sent to kill the Alpha who slaughtered her parents. lg...