She’s human. He’s cursed. The bond should’ve never been possible. But fate doesn’t ask permission. After a car crash strands Cass Wilder deep in the Appalachian woods, she finds shelter in a forgotten cabin—and the man inside it. Elias is a half-shifted alpha, cursed and tethered to a forest that no longer forgives. His pack abandoned him. His humanity is fading. And the blood moon is coming. Cass was supposed to die that night. Instead, she touched a beast—and awakened a mating bond that defies every law of the wild. He doesn’t want a mate. She doesn’t want to be claimed. But the tether between them burns hotter than instinct, and the forest has no mercy for those who resist it. As the curse twists deeper into their blood, Cass must run before the bond completes—or surrender to a love that was never meant to survive. Perfect for fans of steamy slow-burns, cursed alphas, one-bed survival heat, and paranormal romance with teeth.