Astrid lives alone with her dad; she has no idea she is a werewolf or that they even exist! 

It turns out the man that helped raise Astrid isn't her father at all, he tells her that her mother wanted her to have a ""normal"" life until the day she turned eighteen when she would have no choice but to tell Astrid the truth about her identity.

After a tragedy that killed her mother, her father turns abusive towards her over the years for her mother's death. 

Astrid remained completely unaware of her heritage, until a man named Ryker comes into her life claiming they are mates!

The Alpha’s Mate Who Cried Wolf

　　As she stands, Yiselda adds, 'I shall return tomorrow to lead Alpha Bennet to Pandora's Box.'


　　'We'll accompany you, Yiselda, and return to Shadow Crest later,' Fern adds.


　　'Very well,' she says with a smile.


　　I need to see Alec, not just because I can't stop thinking about him, but also because I'm curious about this mark. I'd want to ask him why I keep thinking of him in a sensuous light, but I can't acknowledge that I find him appealing. It just wouldn't be proper. 


　　‘May you should come with us this time?’ I say.


　　'Yes, yes,' she exclaims as she dashes over to join us.


　　'I'll be back soon,' I kiss Magnus, 'don't keep me waiting too long,' he smiles.


　　'I won't,' I respond as I kiss him once more.


　　We port through the circle, following the witches and appear outside Pandora’s Box. Upon entering, May squeals in delight at the broom sweeping the floor.


　　‘Does it ever stop sweeping?’ I ask out of curiosity.


　　Yiselda laughs, ‘No, dear, it doesn’t,’


Chapter 80