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Kael Anderson lost his future mate and luna, Stephanie, during a rogue attack. Stephanie's death left his entire pack in mourning; her death anniversary was even declared a pack holiday.

Five years later, Kael discovers that Stephanie's younger sister Astrid is his mate. But how can that be? Wasn't Stephanie supposed to be his mate? And would his pack even accept Astrid as his mate and Luna-many have always blamed Astrid for Stephanie's death, because Stephanie died trying to save Astrid.

For her part, Astrid has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister for years. She knows very well that pack members and her parents wish that it was Astrid that died that day instead of Stephanie. Astrid had looked forward to the day that she would meet her mate and finally feel important to someone.

Discovering that her mate is Kael is Astrid's worst nightmare, especially when Kael reacts poorly to the discovery. Astrid decides that she is unwilling to live in Stephanie's shadow any longer. She will not spend the rest of her life with a mate who wishes she was someone else. She rejects Kael, who all too quickly accepts the rejection.

Soon afterwards, horrifying truths come out and Kael immediately regrets letting Astrid go. He sets out to get Astrid back and right the wrongs that have been done. But is it too late? Will Astrid find love with Kael, or with someone else?

A Deal with the Alpha Who Hates Me

"I did try talking to your father, Kael. And not just your father; I tried talking to all of them. Everyone in pack leadership. It did not help anything. Whether your father respects me or not, all those conversations ever did was yield strict alpha orders that prevented me from talking about things that should have been talked about. Things that needed to be talked about."

"Look, I apologize for questioning you. It… it is just a lot of information to take in."

Dr. Miller's look softened. "I know."

Dr. Miller then looked at Joey and Jessica. "How far did you get?"

"We told him about the Movement, the Hoffmans, and the fire. That is about it so far," Jessica replied.

"Did you tell him about the pink squares?" Dr. Miller asked.

I wrinkled my eyebrows. "Pink squares?"

CHAPTER 95