I staged my injuries to infiltrate his pack. I planned every detail of his destruction. Then the mate bond snapped, binding me to the Alpha who murdered my family. Sera Nightshade has one mission: destroy Kael Blackthorn. But fate has other plans. The moment their bond ignites, revenge becomes complicated. Love becomes torture. And when her deception is exposed, his exile comes with a brutal promise: Return, and I’ll finish what I started. She would have stayed away until fate dragged them together again, two years later. Now, secrets buried in blood threaten everything they thought they knew. A stolen past, a dangerous child, and a war that never ended. He wants answers. She wants redemption. But the real enemy has been waiting for them both.

“She was never his weakness—she was his only shield.” When Aria Chen divorced billionaire Leon Hart, New York’s elite sneered, betting she’d crawl back within days. She never did. Three years later, the world is rocked when Dr. Aria Vale, CEO of a revolutionary cybersecurity empire, steps into the spotlight. The mysterious genius who built a billion-dollar company from nothing is none other than Leon’s discarded wife, the woman everyone thought was just a pretty ornament. But Aria was never the naive socialite she pretended to be. She was an undercover operative, protecting Leon from enemies while he betrayed her. The wife, mocked as “weak” was actually his hidden shield, sacrificing her career and her heart to keep him alive. Now, every powerful man wants the queen Leon threw away a renowned scientist seeking partnership, a financial titan proposing an empire, and an actor offering devotion. Each sees the brilliance Leon ignored. Then Leon discovers the truth: Aria’s sacrifices, her secret double life, and the daughter she’s been raising without him. For the first time, the man who once took her for granted must fight for her love. But can he compete with men who valued her from the beginning? A story of love, betrayal, and power where the king must kneel before the queen who never needed saving.