Overview

In the city of Verradine, where humans, witches, and shapeshifters coexist under a fragile truce, magic always leaves a mark - and so do old lovers.

Wren Calloway, a brilliant and emotionally guarded witch, runs the administrative heart of Howlbound Investigations. Rowan Sterling, an exiled werewolf struggling to control her shifting, handles the fieldwork. Once bound by love and a forbidden spell, they now share only sharp banter, unresolved guilt, and a chemistry that refuses to die.

When they’re hired to find a missing girl last seen near the Wolfsbane Quarter, signs of dark magic and wolf claws point toward a far more dangerous conspiracy. Their search drags them through witch markets, underground clubs, and blood-soaked rituals, uncovering a secret coven experimenting on hybrids - witches fused with lycanthropy.

As Rowan’s old pack resurfaces and Wren’s former mentor offers power at a devastating cost, the investigation forces them to confront the spell that shattered their past and the feelings neither has buried.

Under a blood moon, Wren must choose between restraint and forbidden magic, between survival and love - and this time, the wrong choice could cost them everything.