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?

We knew there was a chance Margie and Sheila might turn on each other before the night was over, but none of us expected it to happen so quickly or like this.


I gave an Alpha order, commanding Margie to freeze. Dr. Hyder immediately stepped forward and administered an injection something to relax her instantly, though not sedate her. After that, she was led to a separate, smaller seating box that the guards brought out. We also secured her with a full set of cuffs, unlike the single wrist cuff she and the others had been wearing before.


Meanwhile, Dr. Miller rushed to check Sheila, her pup, and Beta Robert to ensure they hadn't suffered any serious injuries. Even though we had acted fast, the shock of learning that Sheila was pregnant with Beta Robert's pup had delayed Astrid and me from issuing the Alpha order in time and Margie managed to land a few blows on both of them.


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