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?

I don't know how Charlotte and I managed to keep it together in the hotel gift shop, but somehow we did. Either the hotel staff didn't care, or we seemed just sober enough to pass. Whatever the case, they sold us three bottles of wine, two bottles of champagne, and three bottles of tequila.


Once we got back to my room, I asked Charlotte what she wanted to start with.


I popped open the champagne bottle, but in my drunken state, I didn't think about where the cork might go. It shot across the room and shattered a mirror. Charlotte burst into laughter, which made me laugh too. I poured the champagne into plastic cups and handed her one.


"You know, it's nice to meet someone who actually appreciates champagne. That she-wolf I told you about earlier? She once told me she preferred her mate over me because he liked beer, baseball, and pizza."


Chapter 144 - CHAPTER 144