A full moon on Halloween. An Alpha with a dangerous secret. A Luna who refuses to leave his mate to face the monster alone…

Kael never asked to be the Tellurian Pack’s Luna, but loving Chance—the hulking ginger Alpha with gold-flecked eyes—made him family, leader, and shield all at once. When a once-in-a-generation conjunction hits on October 31, the pack braces for chaos. Legends say Alphas don’t turn wolf on this night. They become something in between. Stronger. Wilder. Territorial enough to challenge blood, vow, and sanity. Chance swears he can keep everyone safe. Until Kael discovers he’s been kept in the dark about the “Alpha Effect,” and the truth arrives with sunset.
What begins as a lovers’ quarrel turns into a moonlit gauntlet through autumn a chase to a concrete safe house, a door that doesn’t quite latch, and a beast that remembers the scent of his mate. Kael should run. Instead, he stays. He talks to the monster like it’s the man he married, betting everything on a bond that’s survived wars, weddings, and the weight of a pack. Through fear, heat, and fierce devotion, Kael becomes the one thing Chance remembers in his altered state.

34 pages