Reclaimed By The Alpha King

She wakes up alone, her heart sinking as she scans the empty room for any sign of him. There is nothing -- just an empty wine bottle on the floor and memories of the night before that blur between reality and intoxication. The Alpha King was here. Now he is gone. And the mate mark on her neck burns with a heat she cannot explain. Their history is complicated. She was his once, claimed and cherished in a bond that should have lasted lifetimes. Then betrayal, misunderstanding, and the machinations of enemies who wanted them apart tore the bond to shreds. She walked away. He let her go. And both spent years pretending the other did not exist. Now the Alpha King has returned, and he is not asking permission. The mate bond, dormant but never dead, has reawakened with a ferocity that neither of them can control. He wants her back -- not as a possession, but as the Luna he should have fought to keep. She wants to resist -- not because the love is gone, but because the pain of losing him once nearly destroyed her. In a pack where old wounds fester and new enemies circle, reclaiming each other may be the hardest battle either has ever fought.