Pregnant and Rejected by The Lycan King - A Secret Baby, Rejected Mate, and Royal Shifter Romance #1006406

He rejected his fated mate to protect his crown. Four years later, the son he never knew existed is being hunted.

Sara Rodriguez learned the hardest lesson of her life inside the royal council chamber.

Love was not enough to make Lycan King Jesse Rivera choose her.

Despite the bond between them, Sara was considered too low-ranking, too politically insignificant, and too dangerous to stand beside a king. When Jesse publicly rejected their mating bond and allowed negotiations with a more suitable bride to begin, Sara disappeared before anyone could learn the truth.

She was already carrying his child.

For four years, Sara builds a quiet life far from the royal court and raises Dorian Long without revealing the identity of his father. But Dorian is no ordinary wolf. His unusual strength is awakening too early, and when fear turns his gray eyes brilliant silver, Sara knows the Rivera bloodline can no longer remain hidden.

Then armed Lycans arrive looking for a silver-eyed boy.

Jesse finds them before the enemy can take Dorian.

One look at the child is enough to expose the secret Sara protected for years.

Now Jesse wants the son he never knew, but discovering Dorian does not erase the choice that destroyed Sara's trust. She refuses to surrender her child, her freedom, or her heart simply because a king has finally realized what he lost.

And there is an even greater danger waiting behind the palace walls.

Someone knew about Dorian before Jesse did. Someone inside the royal government wants control of the hidden heir. As poisoned weapons, altered records, secret passages, and an old conspiracy begin pointing toward the throne itself, Jesse is forced to confront the truth about Sara's rejection—and the people who helped engineer it.

This time, protecting his family may cost him the crown.
But Sara has already seen Jesse choose his kingdom once.

If he wants a second chance, he will have to prove that he can choose her when there is no crisis forcing his hand.

A high-angst paranormal romance filled with fated love, a hidden heir, royal intrigue, betrayal, protective instincts, an earned redemption arc, and a second chance that must be fought for rather than demanded.