Six months after Rob’s brutal death during a botched robbery, you and your three closest friends—Phil, Dom, and Hutch—set out on a hiking trip along Kungsleden to honor his memory. But grief isn’t the only thing following you. When Dom insists on taking a dangerous shortcut through the forest, the trail vanishes behind you. Now, deep in the unforgiving wilderness, something ancient watches. Your decisions shape whether you uncover the truth—or become part of it.

Ashley, an 18-year-old slave to the brutal Black Nights pack, makes a desperate run for freedom, escaping years of abuse and torture. Branded and broken, she stumbles upon a powerful stranger, Daryl Lycan, whose very presence ignites a forgotten part of her soul. But as Daryl claims her as his mate and whisks her away to his own pack, Ashley must confront not only her traumatic past but also a shocking truth about her identity that could shatter her world and plunge her into a destiny she never imagined. Can she trust the Alpha who both saves and binds her, and embrace a future far grander and more perilous than she ever dreamed?

Haunted by a mysterious childhood encounter and the shadow of his tyrannical vampire father, Cardin Velvet, a reluctant prince, strives to forge his own empire in New York. But when an elusive, green-eyed woman enters his life, and a new, terrifying threat emerges in the city, Cardin is forced to confront his past, his monstrous nature, and the true cost of his existence. Will he embrace the darkness within, or will he find a way to protect the fragile human he can't forget?