His love is a curse. His mate is his weakness. And fate is his greatest enemy. Kyan was born with a legacy of darkness. Cursed from birth. A fate sealed by the original Moon Goddess herself. As an Octavian, his Lycan is more than just a beast—it is a monster of legend, doomed to love and lose, destined to kill the mate it was created to protect. So when he finds Marabella, his fated mate, he does the only thing that makes sense. He rejects her. It’s the only way to keep her safe. To stop the curse from repeating itself. But Marabella is not just any mate. And when his best friend, Jonah, starts to claim her as his own, Kyan realizes that fighting fate may not be as simple as walking away. Because what if the only way to break the curse… is to risk it all?