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

Awareness finds her as easily as it ever does. The ceiling is white as her eyes flutter open to reality. A warm hand grips hers beneath the scratchy blanket covering her body. 


As she sits up, she grimaces at the flare of pain from her back. She ignores it, instead, her focus falls to the figure beside her. 


In a plastic, uncomfortable-looking chair pulled as far as it could go to her besides, sat Orion. He lay sleeping, eyes closed, hand gripping hers tightly. As she moves, her hand pulls on his, but he doesn’t wake. 


Exhaustion colors his features. His hair swept back from his face, dark circles taking their place under his eyes. He's worn and weary and she knows instinctively that he hasn't left her side. 


Instead of warming her cold heart, guilt wraps it like a snake coiling around its prey. 


The doctor opens with a click amid her thoughts and Rain sits up straighter to meet the eyes of Dr. Lewis. 


Chapter 31: Deja Vu