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She was never meant to know the truth. He was never meant to love her. Their forbidden bond could bring the world to its knees.
In modern-day Johannesburg, South Africa, Layla Smith-a gifted but reclusive artist-is haunted by vivid dreams of a mysterious man with amber -a stranger who lingers only in her dreams, watching her with a gaze that feels like fire and fate. But when her grandmother dies, she's forced to return to the Drakensberg Mountains, the place of her birth... and the gateway to a world she was never supposed to remember.
After the mysterious, untimely death of her parents, her grandmother-matriarch of their bloodline and the Keeper of the local pack-buried every trace of Layla's magical legacy. Determined to protect her, she severed Layla's ties to the supernatural world, sending her away to boarding school in Johannesburg at just thirteen, hoping distance would bury destiny.
Now, with her grandmother gone and the blood oath awakening, Layla finds herself face-to-face with Kaelen-the brooding guardian from her dreams, and the man fate has tied to her soul. The pull between them is instant, overwhelming... and forbidden.
As their connection deepens, Layla uncovers pieces of a long-hidden prophecy that speaks of a girl born of both light and shadow. One destined to make an impossible choice-to either break the bond between Keepers and werewolves forever... or sacrifice her heart to save them all.
With enemies closing in, ancient powers stirring, long-hidden family secrets unraveling, the weight of two worlds on her shoulders, and Kaelen's willing to do anything to protect her, Layla must learn to navigate the tangled threads of destiny, love, and sacrifice.
One choice could save them all-or shatter everything.
In the untamed wilds of South Africa, The Keeper's Guardian is a tale of forbidden romance, ancestral magic, and the choices that define us.