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 nothing. He was everything.
Azura Moryn lived in the shadows of the Crescent Moon Pack, rankless, orphaned, invisible. Rhydor Drakemire stood at its center, Alpha, commander, untouchable.
When fate made them mates, he rejected her without hesitation.
But the bond didn't break. It became a curse.
An ancient magic buried in forbidden ground awakened the moment he spoke the words of rejection. Golden light erupted. Pain consumed them both. And when they woke, their souls had switched.
She opened her eyes in his body, strong, powerful, respected. He woke in hers, weak, scorned, forgotten.
Trapped in each other's lives, they're forced to see the truth. The crushing weight of his responsibilities. The quiet strength of her survival. The person neither wanted to understand.
But there's no time for understanding.
A ruthless Alpha King is tearing through the territories, claiming Lunas and draining their power in his obsessive hunt for immortality. Whispers of an ancient prophecy grow louder, only a female Alpha can stop him. A power everyone thought was extinct.
As betrayal brews within the pack and enemies close in from all sides, Azura begins to discover something impossible.
She's not as powerless as everyone believed.
And Rhydor realizes too late that the mate he rejected might be the only one who can save him, and everyone he's sworn to protect.
In a world where strength is measured in blood and loyalty is everything, two souls bound by fate and separated by pride must make a choice:
Fight together and risk everything.
Or fall apart and lose it all.