Before she was the snarling receptionist of I.M.P., before the sarcasm, before the scars—Loona was a child who dreamed.

Dreamed of a home. Of parents. Of love.

Tossed between cages, collars, and cold stares in the depths of Hell’s broken foster system, young Loona learns quickly that hope is a dangerous thing. Each new home chips away at her until nothing remains but teeth, silence, and fire.

Years later, with a child of her own and love she never thought she’d find, Loona begins to unravel the truth of who she was and why she fought so hard to survive. But healing isn’t easy. Not when nightmares still bite. Not when she’s never truly told anyone what happened.

Not even Blaze.

Torn between the mother she’s becoming and the child she left behind, Loona must confront the last ghost still haunting her—the scared little hellhound who once believed in fairy tales.

Because some wounds don’t stay buried.

They howl.

She bit to survive. Now she must speak to heal.

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