Beneath His Skin
Just a heads up: this story is set in an ancient world, but the characters might occasionally sound a bit more modern. I wanted to keep it lively and relatable, so don’t be surprised if you catch some phrases or expressions that feel like they belong in today’s world!
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She was too weak to stand beside him.
And his heart already belonged to another.
Azura Moryn knows the rules of the Crescent Moon Pack:power is everything, and without it, you are nothing. Rankless and orphaned, she has survived on the edges by being invisible. But invisibility is not weakness, it’s a choice. Behind her quiet exterior is a resilient spirit, a surprising bravery, and a clumsy, lovable heart that refuses to be crushed, even when the odds are impossible.
Rhydor Drakemire has everything.
Alpha of the Crescent Moon Pack, feared and respected. Groomed for greatness. And deeply in love with the woman he plans to make his Luna.
So when fate makes Azura his mate, the choice is simple.
He rejects her.
A weakling has no place beside an Alpha.
And he refuses to give up the woman he loves.
The bond should have shattered.
Instead, something ancient awakens.
Forbidden magic stirs beneath the pack lands. Golden light erupts. Pain tears through them both. And when they wake, the world is wrong.
Azura opens her eyes inside the Alpha’s body, strong, powerful, untouchable.
Rhydor wakes in hers, powerless, scorned, and unseen.
Now their souls switch without warning, trapping them in each other’s skin while enemies circle closer and the pack begins to fracture. Every secret they uncover changes what they thought they knew, about strength, about weakness, about each other.
And beyond the pack borders, a brutal Alpha King rises, draining Lunas and hunting power in his obsession with immortality. Old prophecies resurface. Whispers spread of a truth long buried:
Only a female Alpha can bring him down.
As forbidden magic stirs and betrayal creeps closer than loyalty, an ancient legacy refuses to stay buried any longer.
Azura is about to learn the truth of her own blood.
And the mate Rhydor rejected may be the one fate chose to change everything.
Some bonds are broken by pride.
Some curses are written in blood.
And some destinies can only be uncovered…