On the eve of her eighteenth birthday, Bria expects to hear the announcement she’s anticipated for two years: that she will wed Nathaniel, her true love.

But then her Alpha breaks the news—and her heart. Bria will never see Nathaniel again. 

Instead, she will be mated to Jeremiah, a wolf outside of the pack.

Jeremiah is strong and handsome, a worthy wolf. But Bria will have to leave her pack, her family, her home, and everything she’s ever known.

Above all, she’ll have to leave Nathaniel. 

Can Bria learn to love Jeremiah? 

Or will her heart always truly belong to Nathaniel?


Mated to the Alpha 

It all hits me once I'm in the woods. I don't have anywhere to go. I don't have anyone to be with. I'm a lost soul floating in the world, and Jim hates me. He truly hates me.


I try to run away from it all, but I can't run far enough to get away from these horrible feelings. I can't fix what's happened between us. I can't make this right.


So, instead of trying to make sense of this, I keep running. I shift into my werewolf form. I us the rocky ground beneath my feet to ground me. I soak in the energy from the trees, from the plants, from the sunshine against my fur. I revel in my wolf form. I don't know where I'm going, but I need to get away from here.


I don't stop running until I reach a lake. The blue water calms me, undisturbed as the sun sparkles off of it. It’s knowing depths let me know things will work out somehow.


Chapter Twenty One