To save his people, he must betray his heart. To save her life, she must destroy his crown. Six months after events at the Cannery, Damien Ashford claimed the Throne by fire, ending thirty years of blood. Beside him stands Jasmine “Jazz” Snow, his human mate and the Queen who helped him win. But in the Ashen Compound, peace is just a ceasefire with everyone hiding a knife... moreTo save his people, he must betray his heart. To save her life, she must destroy his crown. Six months after events at the Cannery, Damien Ashford claimed the Throne by fire, ending thirty years of blood. Beside him stands Jasmine “Jazz” Snow, his human mate and the Queen who helped him win. But in the Ashen Compound, peace is just a ceasefire with everyone hiding a knife. Fragile stability shatters when Topher—Damien’s exiled cousin—returns with a terrifying secret that could destroy everything. As the High Council closes in and the pack starves, Damien is forced into a monstrous ultimatum by the War Princess, Aria Grimvale: marry her to secure an army, or watch his people die . Now, Jazz must prove she is more than a "human mistake". To save her husband, the Snow Wolf Queen must walk into the heart of the enemy and face the monster who wants to own her. In a world of blood and iron, the greatest war is about to end. less