SHADOWBOUND BOOK 1 Nocthaven is a city where monsters rule and mortals vanish in the fog. Selene-half witch, half wolf, wholly unwanted-has spent her life outrunning prophecies that whisper her name. But when the Crimson Council drags her into their shadows, her bloodline becomes both curse and weapon. Two powers demand her loyalty: Alaric Veythorne, the ruthless vampire lord who offers her survival, desire, and the kind of power that corrupts everything it touches. The High Witch, who promises her freedom, ancient magic, and a place among her mother's bloodline-at a price Selene may never forgive. The ritual demands she choose. The prophecy insists one of them will own her fate. But Selene has never bowed, never yielded-and she refuses to start now. If the world thinks she'll be chained by blood or fire, it has gravely underestimated her.