"She is a murderer!"Everything changed for Anaiah Ross when she inadvertently killed someone following her first unexpected Shift into her wolf.Now hated, abused, and mistreated by the members of her pack, her fated mate, Alpha Amos, rejected her instantly and ordered her thrown into the dungeons.Her heart shattered almost instantly and begrudgingly, accepted his rejection, resigning herself to a life of misery at the mercy of her pack.But on her eighteenth ...

"I don't want pity from you, Adira, I want your love... Please," He was vulnerable, I'd never seen him like this before. My heart tightened in my chest and I so badly wanted to hug him. I wished I could take away his pain."I love you," His voice trembled. I cupped his face with my hands and lay my head against him. We were close, so close. Tears rolled down my face as I said to him,"Thank you for everything and... Goodbye... "Adira Wade is reviled and shunned in her...

"If I could have stopped this sham of a marriage, I would have."My chest tightened painfully. Ronan?"There should have been another way. I was supposed to be the Luna. I'm your mate!"Mate. I knew the word. But hearing it from her made it feel different, important, and sacred. My mind searched desperately for another explanation. She was someone else, maybe a friend, or a relative, just anyone, but Ronan spoke."I know, baby."My stomach dropped. Baby. ...

"Dad, please, please don't make me do this," I begged, gripping his suit.My father gave me away to Arlon William, the wealthiest man in town, who was thirty years my senior. He was a ruthless businessman, creditor, and self-proclaimed Alpha of Rogues, unfortunately for me."You will marry this man to help the family," He growled at me."I'll work hard to help you pay off the debts, father, I promise. Please don't force me to marry him," I pleaded but he wasn't listeni...

"What happened last night was a mistake, Nara." My heart drops to the floor."No, it wasn't. You came to me. To mate because we are mates," I'm trembling badly."I was drunk and horny. Your scent was all over the house, driving me bonkers. Of course, I'd go after you. You should have sent me away," he booms, angry with me."Are you blaming me?""No, we are both at fault. Nara, I can't be with you without risking my position. Please understand me, it's not to hur...

"I, Apphia Aeson, reject you, Beta Gavin Jr. Marino, as my mate," I say, my voice firm. I'm proud of myself for not breaking down in his presence while saying the words. My abrupt rejection takes Gavin aback. He grips his chest as pain burns across his body. Gavin begins to pant as if he's failing to breathe."I, Beta Gavin Jr. Marino, accept your rejection, Apphia Aeson."Apphia's life is harsh—from being bullied by her pack members to the r...

"You are no one to me, you are nothing, and don't ever expect anything from me. You were bought here to play the part of a Luna and gratify my sexual desire," My Mate and new alpha said, with no remorse or any kind of affection in his gaze.Tears welled in my eyes, but I refused to cry for the man who openly beds other women in my presence.I forced myself to meet his cold stare and answered softly," Yes,"" No,"

Ellis needed to stop using his wolf Lias as an excuse.“My inner lycan wasn't expecting this at all and wanted to be close to her," his inner lycan, Lias, was strong and would survive the loss of their mate**." You want her. You were meant for each other,"** A tear rolled down my cheek when I spoke." I love you. You're my entire world," he said, sure of his words." Then reject her and keep your promise," I held his hand...

"I don't want pity from you, Adira, I want your love... Please," He was vulnerable, I'd never seen him like this before. My heart tightened in my chest and I so badly wanted to hug him. I wished I could take away his pain."I love you," His voice trembled. I cupped his face with my hands and lay my head against him. We were close, so close. Tears rolled down my face as I said to him,"Thank you for everything and... Goodbye... "

Ellis needed to stop using his wolf Lias as an excuse.“My inner lycan wasn't expecting this at all and wanted to be close to her," his inner lycan, Lias, was strong and would survive the loss of their mate**." You want her. You were meant for each other,"** A tear rolled down my cheek when I spoke." I love you. You're my entire world," he said, sure of his words." Then reject her and keep your promise," I held his h...

"I, Alpha Connor Tomson, reject you, Elara Silvius, as-" he stops, and a wicked smile forms on his full lips, " I won't reject you. You'll carry around the bond and get to suffer with it. It is payback for what your mother did to my sister," He sneers.Am I imagining this? What the fuck is happening right now. I can't speak. I'm too shocked. The room is spinning, and my heart is pounding against my chest...***Alpha Connor has one thing he wants more than anything. To...

" Dad, please, please don't make me do this," I begged, gripping his suit. My father gave me away to Arlon William, the wealthiest man in town, who was thirty years my senior. He was a ruthless businessman, creditor, and self-proclaimed Alpha of Rogues."You will marry this man to help the family," He growled at me. "I'll work hard to help you pay off the debts, father, I promise. Please don't force me to marry him," I pleaded, but ...