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After losing her parents, a date with her boyfriend goes terribly wrong when she finds her boyfriend cheating on her with a werewolf. He forces a bite on her, and 18-year old Layla Gibbous is forcefully removed from everything she once held dear and is tossed into a new life at a school for the wolves of the night, Alpine Crescent Academy. 

As she learns more about her new abilities, she feels like she is being watched from the shadows. When she keeps running into a mysterious and devilishly handsome man comes on campus, Layla can't help but get close to him. If he is the one in the shadows - is he here to protect her or hurt her? 

At the academy, she is taught more about the history and the two warring factions of wolves: Nestati and Vosak. Can she stay out of the fight? Or is something more at work here, like fate?

Alpine Crescent Academy

Standing off to the side while the other students practice shifting and honing their abilities is really starting to grate on my nerves. I hope Morwenna is truly finding a solution for me, because I don't know how much longer I can stand doing this. Having one foot in and one foot out, I don't completely feel like a part of werewolf society or even this academy. I am an outsider.

I know I can shift, but others don't. I don't really care what they think, but the pitiful and sometimes spiteful glances they give my way test my resolve. Patience is slipping through my fingers like water at the moment.

"Well, we already know about the eye colors your wolves have when you shift. You can either have blue or golden eyes based on which faction you belong to. Fur, however, can come in a range of colors, shades and patterns. Does anyone know why?" Professor Genevieve asks the class of students while I am sitting under one of the trees using my claws to scratch the bark.

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