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Aegeus has spent years alone in the deep forests of Oregon, keeping his distance from the world that named him a monster. A rogue werewolf by choice and by curse, he believes solitude is his punishment—and his salvation.

Until a baby appears on his doorstep.

At first, he tries to rid himself of her, convinced she is a mistake, an intrusion into a life carefully built around isolation. But as days pass, it becomes clear the child is anything but ordinary. When a runaway teenage boy named Max stumbles into their lives, the fragile balance shatters completely—and the truth begins to surface.

Bound by an ancient prophecy that claims Aegeus will one day kill the child he now protects, the three are forced onto a dangerous journey through forests, myths, and fate itself. To survive, Aegeus must confront the very thing he fears most: that monsters aren’t made—they’re born.