He rejected her in front of his entire pack. Now old law is dragging him back to her door.

Nora Mercer rebuilt her life on Ashfall land after the alpha who was supposed to be hers spoke four words that broke the bond between them and left her scarred, quieter, and alone. She swore she'd never need him again — and for four years, she hasn't.

Then a rogue attack leaves Damon Novak poisoned and dying, and pack law leaves Nora no choice but to be the one who saves him. His scent, his skin, his desperate wolf under her hands again — it undoes four years of careful walls in a single night, and neither of them is ready for what wakes back up between them.

Damon knows exactly what he threw away, and he knows an apology will never be enough to earn it back.

With a rogue pack testing Ashfall's borders and old secrets finally surfacing, Nora will decide if a mate bond written on both their bodies is worth the risk of trusting him again — but only if he's willing to pay a price steep enough to prove it.

Can a fated mate bond survive a rejection this deep, or is some damage permanent?