On the night of her first shift, Sarah, 18, expects everything to change—and a lifetime with the Alpha. But one thing happens that she doesn’t expect.

She fails to shift.

In an instant, Sarah loses everything: her pack, her mate, and her future. An outcast in the woods, Sarah wonders about the mysterious rogue who haunts the den’s perimeters. But she is just a human now. Will she ever make peace with what she’s lost? Will she find the love she’s always been searching for?

Sarah attempts to navigate this new world, as tensions continue to grow. Can she enter into a forbidden romance with a wolf? And who, in the end, is her true mate?

Sarah struggles to balance her allegiance between her former pack and her new existence as a human. Can she make peace in time? Or will she lose everything she’s worked so hard to gain?

Finally, in the end comes the biggest heartbreaks, the greatest love, and the most compelling of mysteries. Finally, Sarah might just find the answers she’s been searching for.


My True Mate

It takes a couple of days to get close enough to the pack to really begin our search. But soon enough, the incline grows steeper. The trees become denser and more clustered together.


Then, we come across the real cold. We packed for this, but it was difficult to be fully prepared for this type of weather. I have no idea how anyone could survive like this. I already miss the fertile ground and perfect temperature of home.


This is important though. I can sense it. So, we keep running until we run into a dusting of snow on the ground. 


It’s cold on my paws, a sensation I’m not exactly used to. But it’s nice. It’s grounding and my thick layer of fur keeps me warm.


“I think it’s safe to start our search here,” Brandon says.


So, the mission truly begins. We search through the snow, throughout the trees, and into various caves. Yet the whole day is fruitless. As is the next.


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