The Wolf Queen's Baby Daddy Archmage

Five years ago, Malric Thorne used spring water on a wounded Emily after she had been drugged with a love potion. They spent one night together. He asked her to wait, promised to come back soon, and left. Emily gave birth to their daughter Eva. The broken alliance with the Veil Wolf Pack left her pack under attack, and she spent five years searching for him.

Emily tracked Malric to the magic academy, where he lived under a hidden identity as a low-level beast hunter. Eva recognized him as her father. Emily demanded he become her mate. He denied it at first, but after Eva called him daddy and Emily pressed the bond, he agreed and completed it. He gave Eva a tool to contact him. Emily left to handle something and warned him not to run again.

Malric ordered his subordinate to test whether Eva was his biological daughter. The result confirmed it. The subordinate reported that Emily and Eva had suffered in the Silver Moon Pack: the alliance with the Veil Wolf Pack broke, Emily was cast as a slut, and Eva was called a bastard. The subordinate used time memory magic to find Eva's childhood—Emily promising to be a proper mother, Eva being mocked as a bastard by other children.

In the present, Emily returned to the pack and was humiliated by her father Magnus, her stepmother Olivia, and her stepsister Emma. Magnus ordered Eva thrown into a pit to feed the dragons. Emily begged, was whipped, and Eva was taken. Eva used the contact tool to beg Malric to save her and her mommy. Malric tracked Eva's location and arrived. He declared, "Who dares lay a hand on my daughter?"

Emily still does not know Malric is the Archmage, the key to saving her and her pack.