"I reject him. I declare him no longer my partner and dissolve our bond," she exclaimed, desperately plunging the dagger into her own flesh. --- Melissa, the beloved daughter of the fearless Lockwood Pack's Beta, faces constant cruelty from her own father and sister. They relentlessly rob her of the gifts she was born with. As fate would have it, the Alpha becomes Melissa's intended mate. Unfortunately, her sister, Jasmine, cunningly manipulates his feelings, causing him to turn against Melissa with hate. --- Xavier, the powerful and unyielding Alpha of the Vulcan Moon Pack, bears the scars of loss. His first mate perished at the hands of a vampire, leaving him vengeful and protective. When he encounters a new mate, a woman tormented by her own family and pack, he rescues her, though his heart remains frozen, harboring only love for his late beloved.
