Rae East has always cast herself off as a girl not worthy of a Mate. With a past of self-doubt and expectations of a hopeless future, her theory crumbles when she discovers she is mated to an Alpha. Not expecting anything from it, Rae finds herself in a confusing situation. Giving no clarity, her Alpha Mate brings her back to his pack with no purpose.

She sinks into herself, lost, alone, and in pain. With a Mate who has no interest in her whatsoever, Rae struggles to find her purpose in the pack and in her own world.

Not knowing if she has a future with the Alpha she can't help but want, Rae must search elsewhere for happiness like she had once planned. But with a taste of the bond she can't help but share, it becomes difficult to move on from the Alpha who holds her heart captive.

Too Beautiful for the Alpha

James nods and closes the cabinet. /"Okay, I'm sorry./"

/"I just—I don't want you to think like that./"

He brings his hand up to my face, brushing my wet hair out of the way. /"Then I won't./"

/"Did your father say something about it? About you not needing a Mate? I don't want him getting into your head./"

/"He didn't and he's not. I couldn't believe him even if he did, I know that I need you, Rae./"

I look up at him, my eyes directly into his. /"Good./"

This newly revealed need seems to swell and fill the room and James asks, /"Do you need me, Rae?/"

An odd excitement flourishes inside of me. I know if I say it, I'll be starting something that I won't be coming back from. Do I want to engulf myself in him? Do I want to drown in his everything? Do I want to give in like my body has been dying to? /"Yes. I do. I need you, James./"

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