Ava Carter was a 17 year old orphan. She was a member of the Crystal Blue Pack. She was the punching bag in her pack, as people usually walked all over her, literally. She was the weakling, the outcast, the loner who no one ever bothered to get to know.

Until the night of her birthday when she overheard a conversation that left her with no other decision but to leave and never look back. She had never been outside the pack territory, so she had no idea what was lurking in the woods.

She ran into the most handsome man that she had ever seen in her entire life and he uttered one word, four letters that changed her life forever.
"Mine"

Jayden King was the alpha of the North Pack. He was the most feared alpha and was often times referred to as the alpha of all alphas. No one who trespassed on his land, ever lived long enough to tell the tale.

He was a very cold and heartless man. Until the night he ran into someone he had long ago lost hope of finding. 

Now he has her and instead of being the mate that she had always hoped for, he ignores her.

Bruised

/"No,/" I repeated for the hundredth time.

/"Sweetheart, I'm fine. See,/" to emphasize his point. He lifted a two hundred pound weight with a finger.

While lowering the weight to the gym floor, I could see him grimace, to which he played it off with a smile. I knew that he was still in pain because I could feel it.

/"You're going to hurt yourself,/" I exclaimed, grabbing ahold of the weight and putting it on the floor. I looked up at him with displeasure and worried etched across my face.

/"I don't need your help,/" he snapped, turning away from me.

I knew why he was acting like this. He was the all mighty alpha, feared by all. He was used to doing everything for himself. So I guessed he didn't want anyone to see him in pain or think that he was weak. But he had to understand that I would be there for him every step of the way, no matter what.

Plus, this was kind of my fault. No, it was entirely my fault.

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