Vivienne Norwood had toiled for half her life, finally securing investments to open a grand shopping mall and was about to start enjoying the fruits of her labor when an accident at a wine reception sent her transmigrating to the late 1970s, becoming a cannon fodder character with the same tragic fate and identical name from a novel. The original owner had been controlled by her husband, who deceived her with a "fake divorce, remarriage in half a year" scheme, when in reality he wanted to dump her and marry his childhood sweetheart, eventually getting her thrown in jail and causing her to lose her unborn child. Learning the truth, Vivienne sneered: Fake divorce? Villain label? Since you're heartless, don't blame me for being ruthless! She decided to go all in—while her ex-husband's family was unprepared, she emptied their entire household of assets, then immediately gave up the highly coveted city return quota she had fought over. Having worked like an ox and horse in her past life, this life she just wanted to rot in the countryside and live comfortably as a wealthy woman. She thought she could live in peace, but trouble kept coming: Her ex-husband's younger uncle, Marcus Vance, approached with a face full of guilt saying he wanted to take care of her, then overstepped boundaries and even secretly climbed into her bed; A venerable old military commander stubbornly refused to leave her doorway, insisting on recognizing her as his biological daughter; And three powerful older brothers with tremendous influence found her and doted on her as their precious little sister, protecting her impenetrably. Meanwhile, her ex-husband watched as Vivienne thrived in the countryside, surrounded by powerful figures, then looked at his shrewish childhood sweetheart beside him, regretting so bitterly it twisted his guts. He blocked the village entrance daily begging to remarry. Seeing this, Marcus directly pulled Vivienne into his embrace with domineering force, his gaze ice-cold as he looked down at Edmund , his tone mocking yet commanding: "Nephew, look clearly—she's my wife now. Call her Little Aunt!"

Mate. Something every werewolf looks forward to. The thought of finding someone tailor-made by the moon goddess for you alone in the entire world is exhilarating. At least it was for me. For a while. I waited for what felt like forever. Everyone finds their mate once they turn eighteen. I'll be eighteen in a few days. I wanted to keep myself for my mate. To be pure but who was I kidding. Nobody could have prepared me for who my mate was. Not even my adoptive parents. The alpha's son. Maverick Tatum. The same boy I used to think of as a scum after watching how he treats the female in the pack. That same boy was my mate. I'm Ares Powers. My parents said they found me in the woods with my name engraved in the wood of the beads I was wearing. They have tried taking off the beads multiple times when I was growing up. They couldn't. They took me to the pack seer and he said only my true mate can help me remove the beads and unlock my wolf's highest potential. I wonder why my birth parents would want to keep my powers locked. The day I found out Maverick was my mate was the same day he rejected me. In front of everyone. The next day, I was banished from the pack. I swore to get my revenge then. But until then, I have to find a way to unlock my wolf's full potential because my mate turned out to be unreliable.

For years, Elara Park endured being called "half-breed" and "weak blood" at pack meetings. Because she was a hybrid wolf, she trusted Zack Blackwood's sweet promises. Then he rejected their fated mate bond moments after claiming her body. Before she could even breathe through the soul-crushing agony, the news was already celebrating his engagement to her vindictive stepsister, Selina. The headlines gushed about their "perfect pureblooded union." Her mother's call came like a final blow: "Elara, you're twenty-three now. It's time you contributed to the family." Marry the worthless second son of a prominent Alpha family or lose her father's empire forever. They had her trapped, ready to steal her birthright and leave her powerless. But as the heartbreak bled out, ice-cold determination took its place. Elara went to the arranged meeting at the city's most exclusive club, determined to turn her mother's matchmaking scheme to her advantage. She would agree to marriage—but on her own terms. When she found who she believed was Damian Sterling in the private suite, she cut straight to business: a contract marriage with clear boundaries, separate lives, and a guaranteed escape route. What she didn't know? The devastatingly dangerous man who'd just signed her contract with a predator's smile wasn't the pathetic playboy she expected. He was Dominic Wolfe—the Alpha King who'd been relentlessly hunting her for years. And now, she'd just signed herself over to him completely.