This story starts in a little town called New Haven, right on the border between Scotland and England.
Translated to Scottish Gaelic, New Haven becomes Caladh Ur.
Scotland, while full of magic, is a wild country, filled with creatures that none of us can quite identify.
Creatures like the Fae, who come from the Seelie and Unseelie realms to wreak havoc in the lives of humans.
Or creatures like werewolves and shifters, who guard the land and keep all magic in balance.
There are also witches, of course. Because where there is magic, there has to be a witch.
Witches, they say, are the source of all magic. Witches are born of magic and live with magic singing from their flesh.
And when they die, their magic escapes them in one last, whispering breath, to pass on to the nearest witch.
In this particular story, the powerful witch in question is Adriana Wilson, an American witch. After coming to Scotland to escape her overprotective family, she sets up shop in New Haven, where magic runs wild.
Derrick Brown, a British transplant, is a werewolf, and is grieving the loss of his fated mate.
When the two meet, they realize they can help one another.
Adriana can pretend that Derrick is her mate to appease her family at the next Full Moon ceremony. And she can help Derrick rebuild his pack and his home.
Did I forget to mention that Adriana is a billionaire?
Things get slightly more complicated when magic starts going haywire in New Haven - and the rest of the world - and people start dying.
And when Adriana's actual mate - a vengeful vampire - comes out of the shadows, she'll only have two choices.
Stay and fight and save the world. Or go with her fated mate and lose everything she loves. Including herself.





Fated to the Alpha Queen

And I have 'found' my mate before the Full Moon. 


"Okay," I tell him as I start making supper. "I need to go back home for the Full Moon, where you'll be acknowledged as my mate. That is in about three and a half weeks. Then, two months after that, we have to return again." 


"For the crowning ceremony." he says, repeating what I told him earlier. 


"Yes," I say as I cut up chicken and adds it to the pot of vegetables, herbs and spices. 


"It will be a simple ceremony. I'll accept my role as new leader, and I'll promise myself and my mate to the coven." 


"I have a feeling that this is going to backfire," Derrick says darkly, coming around the counter and filling the kettle. 


"I mean, if I'm being promised to the coven, won't it be suspicious when we 'reject the mating bond' after a few months. Won't I still be liable?" 


"Not really," I shrug, taking the mug of coffee he hands me. "Once I change the rules, we can break the vow. Magic is good for something you know." 


At least he is becoming used to the approximation of mating bliss we'll have to present to the coven. 


I've already messaged my father, who sent me several dancing emojis. 


I know he is relieved, probably because he assumes that I'll move back home. 


Now, Derrick and I have to prepare for the Full Moon. We have a little over three weeks to do it. I know we can do this. 


Derrick is clearly highly intelligent, and I am powerful. 


We sit down and have dinner together, sipping the coffee, and he tells me more about his life. 


It seems he became an Alpha by pure accident. He was kicked out of his family and pack when he was eighteen, for defending the life of an infant jaguar shifter. 


He took the shifter and raised her like a daughter, before he found her family. 


Her family thanked him, and he realized that they were 'strays' too. And in that way, he started his pack. 


I push my food around in my plate, as I picture Derrick with a baby in his arms. 


For a moment, I wish I had really found my mate. For a moment, I wish I was really building a family. 


For a moment, I want to ask him to call things off. 


But no, I can't take this away from him now. I know that I am helping him in a way he never expected. 


I am pretty sure that if anything else goes wrong, he'll have a heart attack.


Chapter Six- Adriana