Romantic Fantasy With Rejected Mate: Bound by Fate. Marked by a Monster. Chosen to Reign.

When Aria Erin lost her fated mate, she thought the pain would destroy her. Shunned and forgotten, she became one of the rejected—unseen by the Moon Goddess, and unworthy of a future. But everything changes the night she’s summoned to a royal ball… and chosen by the most feared male in the kingdom.King Malrik rules with a cold hand and a haunted heart. Cursed to be more wolf than man, he was never meant to love—never meant to have a mate. Yet when he sinks his fangs into Aria’s neck, claiming her before a stunned crowd, the kingdom is thrown into chaos.As Aria is thrust into palace life, she must learn to navigate treacherous court politics, fractured alliances, and a mate who is both protector and predator. But war brews in the shadows, and not everyone believes a cursed King deserves a Queen. Especially one with a past as fractured as hers.With the kingdom on the brink and Malrik’s control slipping, Aria must decide: Will she tame the monster… or become one herself?