To escape a fate worse than death: a forced marriage to a ruthless Alpha, old enough to be her grandfather, Sephira Carrow cuts her hair, binds her chest, and hides in the one place no one would dare look, a brutal Alpha Training Academy, where only the fiercest sons of power survive. Disguised as a boy, she endures grueling combat and toxic masculinity in the academy, and as if the risk of sharing a room with the arrogant Cassian Thorne, the academy’s golden Alpha was not enough, she had to suppress the desire the scent of the mate bond from him aroused in her. Rivalry turned to friendship, and friendship sparked something far more serious, Sephira finds herself caught in a bond neither of them expected. But she didn’t know the kind of dark secrets Cassian bore, neither did he know that she was the runaway bride his family was hunting. Then the truth shatters everything. Because Cassian isn’t just anybody, he is the son to the very man she escaped marrying. The same Alpha who would rather declare war than bless their union. Her disguise saved her life, but it was about to cost her everything now. What can she do? Would she be able to walk away from everything? Keep reading to find out.