Not every wolf is lucky enough to be born into a pack.

Some had the misfortune to be birthed by rogues.

Banished from the shifters society, Rogues are branded as criminals and treated as less than. Cut off from their packs, most barely last a few years before losing their minds as well.

Rogues-borns are different. Born to savage creatures with no humanity left in their cursed souls, they have no family to mourn, no sins to repent, nothing to lose.

Alpha's decreed all Rogue-borns to be killed on sight, for the protection of the packs.

But Rain isn’t a threat. She was just born unlucky.

Forced into the life of a scavenger on the streets, begging for food from human scraps and always searching for a place to call home.

Until one day, she wanders too far into the forest on the edge of the city.

There, she meets the Ashwood Pack and their Alpha, Orion.

Mate, he says.

But that’s impossible.

When It Rains is created by Rhys McGinnis, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

When it rains

Reyka stood amid the crowd, as gorgeous as ever but with a huge scowl on her face. Rain noticed, unfortunately, the scars around her throat. 


She swallowed, a bit of guilt for hurting such a beautiful woman, like destroying a work of art. But she would never apologize. Reyka had attacked her first. 


“I told you not to come near my mate, Reyka,” Orion growled, arms tightening around Rain. 


Reyka huffed, crossing her arms with attitude. “Your mate? What a joke. That lowly thing could hardly be called a shifter, let alone our Luna.” 


“Reyka!” Orion warned, teeth showing as he glared at her. 


“Just because you’re too blind to see it doesn’t mean I’m not! She’s still a Rogue-Born! She doesn’t know anything about us or our ways. She doesn’t belong here!” Reyka argued, snarling right back.


“That’s not fair!” Accalia protested, pushing through the crowd to stand by Rain's side, “Rain’s been working harder than anyone."


Chapter 23: Two Steps Back