He said she wasn't fit to stand beside him. Five years later, she's the only one who can save everything he has.The Blackridge Pack watched in silence as Alpha Darius Kane severed the fated mate bond — publicly, coldly, and without looking back. Lila Mercer walked out of that ceremony hall with her chin up and her heart in pieces, boarded a bus headed north, and never looked back. Some wounds don't need an audience.Now she's built a quiet life — a legal aid job, a small apa...