She Took the Alpha King for a Rogue

Synopsis

Six months after Alpha Desmond tore the mating bond out of her chest in front of the pack council, Cora lives alone on the fringe lands, splitting wood to keep the ache down. Then a rider brings heavy vellum: an invitation to Desmond's bonding ceremony, with a note in his own hand telling her it is time she accepted her place. She packs a rucksack and starts over the High Ridge Pass, meaning to leave Ashdown forever. On the second night, half-frozen, she follows woodsmoke to a stranger's fire, and the big man in the worn leather coat tosses her a gold medallion.