For as long as Isabel can remember, she’s been a rogue. Her parents are deceased; she has no pack, no mate, and no one at all except for her older brother Ben. She’s grown used to being a nobody, the butt of others’ jokes, and for the most part, alone.

But during a routine errand gone wrong, Isabel stumbles onto a pack’s territory and comes face to face with a fierce—and devastatingly attractive—shifter the likes of which she’s never seen or felt.

Isabel is certain this is her mate. But will he accept her, a nobody rogue? Or will he reject her to maintain his status in his pack?

With growing danger at every turn, Isabel finds herself in the center of a desperate war between amassing rogues and a fearsome pack, working not only to uncover the mystery of what happened to her once-happy family, but to win over the man she is certain is the love of her life.

Rejected by the Beta

My heart climbs into my throat, “Those are-”


Balin has a sword in his hand, his bow tucked in his back, “I’ll keep you safe.” And then he roars, “Protect the Righ!”


There is a large outcry and I see more elves pour out from amongst the trees, rushing to face the demons head on, their faces fierce and brave, swords and bows in their hands.


“Let me help,” I say but Balin stops me. 


“No! You’re no match against a demon. Not yet. Stay behind me.”


I can shift and fight and I want to but I’ve become accustomed to obeying Balin’s commands and so I stay back, watching the rest of them take on the demons. 


The elves are seasoned fighters, but the demons are vicious creatures, their movements rough and uncoordinated. But while the elves are quick on their feet and some of them have magic, the demons have raw strength on their sides. 


Chapter Ninety Eight