“You are my mate,” he growled, his voice merging with his wolf. “You’re not leaving me again.” Ella’s fury ignited. “Alpha Derek, I am not your mate anymore!” She shoved him aside. Her power flared. Derek froze. She walked away, leaving him in disbelief. Ella Brown’s life should have changed at eighteen. She was to gain her wolf and prepare for her engagement to Alpha Kevin Taylor. But everything shattered when she caught Kevin with her stepsister the night before the ceremony. Heartbroken, she fled. She stumbled upon her fated mate, Alpha Derek of the Moonstone pack. Their bond burned hot, leading to a night of passion. But the next morning, Derek coldly rejected her. Twice rejected, Ella’s heart broke. At her engagement party, Kevin humiliated her publicly. Alone and betrayed, she discovered she was pregnant. She ran, leaving her past behind. Years later, Ella became a renowned healer in the north. Desperate packs sought her help against a deadly plague. Then Derek appeared at her doorstep. The mate who once rejected her demanded her aid—and refused to let go. Ella must decide. Will she heal his people or make him suffer the way he made her? Can she protect her heart from the man who broke it? Or will Derek reclaim what he believes is rightfully his? Second chances never come easy . And when vampire lords and hidden enemies enter the scene, Ella’s life—and heart—may never be the same.