As an Omega, 17-year-old Sarah is used to being at the bottom of the pecking order, even in her new pack and new high school. But her usually-boring life changes when she turns 18. She expects to shift—and nothing happens.

Now, as if being an Omega isn’t bad enough, Sarah is also human. But Sarah, to her surprise, soon finds her mate: in the pack’s handsome and compassionate Alpha. And the lowly Omega finds herself rocketing to the top of her pack’s status as the new Luna. Just as it seems that life is finally going her way, Sarah learns of a terrible betrayal that results in tragic death, exile, and upheaval of what should have been her storybook ending… Or does it?

Sarah continues her journey, as she is put to the test with just how many life-shattering changes she can take. Will she live as an outcast? Or as the most respected member of her pack?

Sarah joins forces with her trusted and true friend, Ayala. Together, they search for Ayala’s true mate, attempt to unlock her shifter powers, and fend off threats from the deadly Coello. Can they escape his mercenaries, Isaac and Regan? Or will Sarah and Ayala fall prey before they can find their true mates?

Ayala, 18, has always been a hopeless romantic and a dreamer. After a whirlwind year, she’s ready to settle into her new life at the Santa Cruz tree house, with Jasper, Isaac, Regan, and the other members of the pack. When she suggests they host a bonfire, Jasper and the rest agree. It seems like a magical night. But when Ayala leans in to kiss Jasper, he backs away. She’s ready to give up on him as her mate when fate forces them into a cross-country road trip together. Soon, they learn they have more in common than they thought. Might he be her true mate after all?


The Alpha's Mate 

We party late into the night, finally getting to enjoy the trust and companionship of the Baja camp. Juliana takes Samuel and Stella back to put them down for bed in the RV so that I can keep hanging out with our new friends.


Some of their members show Layla how to make whole roasted onions by burying them in the coals of the bonfire while Nash and Greyson swim out in wolf form to catch some fish. Together, we have a late night feast, sharing stories and jokes. Some of the Baja and Tijuana shifters only speak Spanish, and most of the San Diego pack only speaks English, but there are enough bilingual shifters around to translate.


Eventually, we all grow tired. The embers of the bonfire are dimming, and the moon is high overhead. The reason we’re here isn’t something we can enjoy, regardless of how much fun we’re having. At any moment, the shifters from the Flagstaff and Rogers Lake pack will arrive, ready for battle.


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