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The Forsaken
Aala Delgato's life shatters when a silver deer skull tattoo burns onto her thigh, dragging her toward Moonridge—a remote mountain town filled with people waiting for her arrival.
Because Aala isn't human. She's the Silverborn, blessed by the Moon Goddess, prophesied to either save werewolf kind or destroy them utterly.
Her fated mate? Shadow Larkson, Alpha of Moonridge, and the most dangerous wolf alive.
Shadow is the Shadowborn—last heir to an ancient darkness that consumed every bearer before him. He's spent twenty-three years convinced he'll become the monster his bloodline demands. The prophecy says his mate will either redeem him or die trying.
When the mate-bond snaps into place, everything changes.
The connection is electric, undeniable, terrifying. Aala feels Shadow's darkness like a living thing—hungry, possessive, desperate. He feels her light like salvation he doesn't deserve. She should run. Instead, she stays, determined to prove they're stronger together than prophecy claims.
But learning to be a wolf while falling in love proves complicated. Aala must master her shifting, divine powers, and place in a pack that reveres her as their savior. Shadow must fight protective instincts that border on obsession and the voice of Umbros—the Shadow God—that whispers promises of power.
Then Kaelen Bloodfang strikes.
The rival Alpha sees Aala as the key to godhood, Shadow as an obstacle, and love as weakness to exploit. Using forbidden blood magic, Kaelen corrupts the mate-bond itself, turning Shadow's protective darkness into violent obsession, forcing him to hurt the one person he'd die to protect.
As the blood moon rises, Shadow and Aala face an impossible attempt the True Merging—a ritual never completed, where Shadowborn and Silverborn unite their essences into perfect balance—or let the corruption consume them both.
The ritual requires total vulnerability, absolute trust, and perfect synchronization. One moment of doubt and they die. One slip and Shadow's darkness consumes Aala's light. If they succeed, they become something new—merged light and shadow working as one. If they fail, Kaelen wins and unleashes an ancient evil that will destroy everything.
While Shadow and Aala fight corruption within, Kaelen launches a full assault on Moonridge. The pack battles overwhelming odds to defend the ritual circle. Friends die. The Crimson Five—Kaelen's deadliest warriors—race to kill Shadow and Aala before they complete the merge.
But love proves stronger than corruption. Trust shatters blood magic. In their moment of greatest vulnerability, Shadow and Aala achieve the impossible—the True Merging succeeds.
Together, they defeat Kaelen and his forces. Together, they prove the prophecy Shadowborn and Silverborn united can save their kind. But victory costs seven pack members' lives, and awakens ancient powers beneath the mountain.
They've won the first battle. But something older than the Moon Goddess and Shadow God is stirring. The First Balance—the original unified power—feels their merge and begins to wake. Other Alpha packs demand explanations, fearing what Shadow and Aala have become.
The prophecy is fulfilled. But the story is far from over.
Shadow and Aala didn't just balance light and darkness. They reminded ancient powers that unity is possible. And now those powers want to reclaim what was lost—even if it means tearing the world apart.
Because Aala isn't human. She's the Silverborn, blessed by the Moon Goddess, prophesied to either save werewolf kind or destroy them utterly.
Her fated mate? Shadow Larkson, Alpha of Moonridge, and the most dangerous wolf alive.
Shadow is the Shadowborn—last heir to an ancient darkness that consumed every bearer before him. He's spent twenty-three years convinced he'll become the monster his bloodline demands. The prophecy says his mate will either redeem him or die trying.
When the mate-bond snaps into place, everything changes.
The connection is electric, undeniable, terrifying. Aala feels Shadow's darkness like a living thing—hungry, possessive, desperate. He feels her light like salvation he doesn't deserve. She should run. Instead, she stays, determined to prove they're stronger together than prophecy claims.
But learning to be a wolf while falling in love proves complicated. Aala must master her shifting, divine powers, and place in a pack that reveres her as their savior. Shadow must fight protective instincts that border on obsession and the voice of Umbros—the Shadow God—that whispers promises of power.
Then Kaelen Bloodfang strikes.
The rival Alpha sees Aala as the key to godhood, Shadow as an obstacle, and love as weakness to exploit. Using forbidden blood magic, Kaelen corrupts the mate-bond itself, turning Shadow's protective darkness into violent obsession, forcing him to hurt the one person he'd die to protect.
As the blood moon rises, Shadow and Aala face an impossible attempt the True Merging—a ritual never completed, where Shadowborn and Silverborn unite their essences into perfect balance—or let the corruption consume them both.
The ritual requires total vulnerability, absolute trust, and perfect synchronization. One moment of doubt and they die. One slip and Shadow's darkness consumes Aala's light. If they succeed, they become something new—merged light and shadow working as one. If they fail, Kaelen wins and unleashes an ancient evil that will destroy everything.
While Shadow and Aala fight corruption within, Kaelen launches a full assault on Moonridge. The pack battles overwhelming odds to defend the ritual circle. Friends die. The Crimson Five—Kaelen's deadliest warriors—race to kill Shadow and Aala before they complete the merge.
But love proves stronger than corruption. Trust shatters blood magic. In their moment of greatest vulnerability, Shadow and Aala achieve the impossible—the True Merging succeeds.
Together, they defeat Kaelen and his forces. Together, they prove the prophecy Shadowborn and Silverborn united can save their kind. But victory costs seven pack members' lives, and awakens ancient powers beneath the mountain.
They've won the first battle. But something older than the Moon Goddess and Shadow God is stirring. The First Balance—the original unified power—feels their merge and begins to wake. Other Alpha packs demand explanations, fearing what Shadow and Aala have become.
The prophecy is fulfilled. But the story is far from over.
Shadow and Aala didn't just balance light and darkness. They reminded ancient powers that unity is possible. And now those powers want to reclaim what was lost—even if it means tearing the world apart.
307 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 28, 2025
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February 3, 2026
This was a very interesting read… it did move a little quick but with fated mates I feel like that’s just how things always move lol. However the storyline could have been much better with a few more details. The plot and the turn of events were all great and full of action. I would have really liked for there to have been a name at the beginning of each POV. There were quite a few different POVs, I didn’t mind that I just struggled trying to guess whose POV I was reading. Overall story was really good and satisfying.
March 9, 2026
Will the prophecy be fulfilled and the darkness defeated..this story tells a tale of a battle between good and evil, light and darkness. Wolf shifters, blood magic, bonded mates and internal battles between fate and choosing. This was an easy, fast paced read that had some spice sprinkled in amongst the action.
This book was provided to me as an eARC
This book was provided to me as an eARC
February 1, 2026
I enjoyed this book to a point but it was all very predictable. It was an easy read but I won’t be rushing out to read the sequel. If you want an easy to read we’re wolf book this is book is for you. I was sent this book as an ARC.
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