“Do I look odd to you?”
My throat tightens up…
My eyes trace the black ink swirls of his sleeve tattoo, and the breeze carries his scent to me. I feel overwhelmed with the urge to touch the markings on his skin, to run my fingers through his dark hair.
Desire, sharp as a blade, slices through me and I’m shocked at myself, unsure of where it came from.
Vanessa thought she was lucky to find her fated mate. But on the day of their ceremony, he chooses her best friend to be his Luna instead. 
He scorns their bond and humiliates her, quickly turning her into the pariah of the pack and ruining her future. Then lures her with an explanation, before nearly killing her. 
She’s saved by Shawn–Alpha of a rival pack–but she’s mistrustful and has to learn to open her heart again. 
Can she be happy with someone who isn’t her mate? And what happens when her old pack decides they want her back? 
The Broken Fate of a Fated Mate is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Broken Fate of a Fated Mate

I have less than half an hour to myself before the door opens one last time. 


Ramona slinks in, a sickening grin on her face that I know can’t possibly be a good sign. My gut instinct tells me to be on edge, and I scoot further up the bed, trying to shift into a position that leaves me with some kind of leverage. 


I want to wait until she’s near enough before I attempt to shift again, to optimize my chances of defending myself successfully if I need to. My heart is beating wildly in my chest, and I’ve begun to sweat. There’s something sinister in the silence between us, an almost comical horror lurking in everything not being said. It’s like she’s toying with me. 


My thoughts quickly race to recall what would happen if I was forced to defend myself. What if she tried something and my only chance at survival was to shift and injure her? Or worse. Was I really capable of worse?


Chapter 28 : The Rescue