I don’t remember my name anymore, I’m simply Number 42. Locked away, Starved, Tortured, Alone. With only my inner voice to keep me company. Had my torturer finally driven me to insanity? 
As soon as the chance to escape appeared, I took it, my inner voice guiding the way and showing me a world I didn’t know existed. 

How do I navigate a world that refuses to accept me for who I am? 

I am Nate, Alpha of the Wandering Hearts Pack. Our world is brutal and unforgiving, and the weak will not survive long. With the arrival of my fated mate, and I decide to make her Luna. But the Alpha King has voiced his objections, and the rest of our world will fall behind him. 

My mate's wolf is formidable but her human form is fragile. Yet, I know inside her lies something intangible that hints at greater power. It's my duty as her mate to support her as she faces this world and her past. 

Will she be strong enough to overcome it all?

Alpha's Tortured Hybrid Mate

My heat had lasted for a week and I could feel the change that the mate bond had wrought inside me already. I had lost my self-doubt and I was no longer plagued by a lack of confidence. I had been doing well prior to our mating but since the first night, it was as if everything that had been missing had finally snapped into place. 


I felt stronger and more self-assured. As if I could take on the world and win. Nate had noticed a difference too, as had the counselors that I saw on a regular basis. We agreed that I would reduce my sessions to once a month, but the option was there if I ever needed to increase the sessions again. If that was ever the case, then I would let them know and they would make the necessary arrangements.


CHAPTER 42