Ariel is a girl who was unnoticed by everyone. At home she was a punching bag for her father, and sometimes for his pleasure. Ever since her mother died, her father(Bruce) began abusing her in many different ways. At school, she was the loner freak that nobody cared for. One day, on her 17th birthday, she finds her mate, Alpha Cole. Cole is the alpha of the Red Forest Pack, he is the popular boy at school, he had girls swarming all over him but all he wanted was his mate. Finally, on his 17th birthday, he finds his mate, Ariel. He doesn't know about all the abuse at her home and tries to get her to warm up to him. He already loves Ariel, but she is afraid of him and everyone else. They will both face heartache, pain, and love. Along the way, they will face jealous girls and boys and dangerous forces against them. Not to mention Ariel's father trying to get back what "belongs" to him.

Delany and Finn -- a poet and a rocker were the perfect pair. She penned beautiful lyrics which he set to music until her parents ruined everything senior year by packing up and moving across the country--leaving Finn--and a huge piece of her heart in California. Five years later, Delany holds fond memories and often thinks of him and his band Stay Tuned, until charismatic Finn shows up at the club where she works and makes a plea for her to return to songwriting again. He explains that Starlight Records, one of the biggest labels in North America wants to sign his band on one condition: her.They want the same songwriter who worked on the demo tracks which Finn and Delany recorded in high school. No exceptions. No replacements. No compromises. Can Finn convince Delany to take a chance on a dream she thought she'd given up a long time ago?