The Alpha King's Claimed Mate (Alpha's King Shadow Ridge Pack, #4)

They brought me back from death. But something came back with me.

My name is Luna Shadow Ridge, and I'm three years old going on ancient.

When Mama sacrificed her Wolf Lord powers to resurrect me and Papa, everyone thought we'd won. Peace at last. Happy ending. Normal life.

They were wrong.

The void didn't leave me. It's been sleeping. Growing. Waiting. And now it's awake. Hungry. And it wants out.

I'm changing. Fast. Too fast.

One month ago, I was a normal three-year-old learning to control my Catalyst powers. Now I'm aging a year every week. My body is maturing while my mind struggles to keep up. The void is forcing me to grow. To become something powerful enough to contain it. Or destroy it. I don't know which.

Papa says I'm dangerous. The pack fears me. And Mama? She's terrified I'll become the monster she gave up everything to stop.

But the void isn't my only problem.

The True Elders-beings older than Wolf Lords, older than the moon goddess herself-have been watching. Waiting. And now they've decided: I'm either their weapon or their threat. They're coming to claim me. Or kill me. Whichever is easier.

And they're bringing an army.

An Alpha King from the Old World is hunting our territory.

Kaden Ashenfang. Ancient. Brutal. Unstoppable. He rules the largest wolf territory in existence, and he wants Shadow Ridge. Wants our pack. Wants our power. Wants me.

He says I'm his prophesied mate. His destined queen. The void child born to rule beside him. And he won't take no for an answer.

Papa says over his dead body.

Kaden says that can be arranged.

War is coming. And I'm the prize.

Three factions want me:

• The True Elders, who'll dissect me to study the void
• Kaden Ashenfang, who'll claim me as his mate by force
• Shadow Ridge, who'll protect me even if it costs them everything

And the void? It whispers promises. Power beyond imagining. Freedom from fear. The ability to reshape reality itself. All I have to do is let it consume me. Let it take over. Let it win.

I'm aging toward seventeen. The mating age. The age where Kaden can legally claim me.

Papa is preparing for war. Mama is researching ways to stop my aging. The pack is building defenses. And me? I'm trying to figure out if I'm Luna Shadow Ridge, the girl who just wants to grow up normal...

Or the Void Queen, destined to end the world.

Because the void is showing me things. Future things. Terrible things.

I see Shadow Ridge burning. I see Papa dead. I see Mama broken. I see wolves slaughtered by the thousands. I see myself standing in the center of it all, silver eyes glowing, void power consuming everything.

And I'm smiling.

They say I'm the chosen one. The catalyst. The prophecy child.

But what if I'm not the hero?

What if I'm the villain?

THE LUNA'S DARKEST AWAKENING

Blood will spill. Bonds will break. And one child will decide the fate of all wolves.

A rejected mate's daughter. An Alpha King's obsession. A void that hungers for everything.

Welcome to Book 4, where nothing is safe and no one survives unchanged.