**Third book of the Gift Chronicles. Direct sequel to the Alpha and the Vigilante. Takes place during the same time as ONYX** ••• When the Moon Goddess created the first werewolves, she split one soul between the two of them, thus creating a perfect soulmate for every werewolf thereafter, known as their mate. Upon the birth of a werewolf, she assigns them with a supernatural ability, known as their Gift••• Three months after the scarring events in "The Alpha and the Vigilante", Ares and Cain struggle to return to normalcy. Ares' trauma is fresh, as is Cain's thirst for vengeance. While they deal with the threat of impending war and old enemies, they also grapple with being the challenges that come with being mates.

What would happen if your father decided to have you married to a complete stranger? Taylor Hayes a 17 year old. She is independent teenage girl who gets what she wants and when it doesn't go her way she finds a way to get it. She doesn't let anyone tell her what to do especially, Jason Storm. Jason is a cocky 19 year old Alpha waiting for his perfect obedient mate. What happens when these two meet and Jason finds out that his mate is also an alpha? Will she listen or will she fight? What danger's and secrets await our young wolves? (Under editing so please bear with me) Highest ranking in Werewolves: #169

𝐀𝐙𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐋 / pronounced 𝘢𝘺-𝘻𝘳𝘪-𝘢𝘭 / meaning 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘰𝘥 The legend read that a sacrifice of a mortal being with beauty and skill could end the famine which had struck her town. Thrown into the woods by her own people, she helplessly began to anticipate her incoming death. That was, until he appeared. And he wasn't interested in her death either. DISCLAIMER: this is NOT an ACOTAR fanfic. All characters remain separate and my own.

Scorned after being left at the alter, Rachel Hall swore to never again let a man into her aching heart. Nine years later, she's forced into confrontation when she's hired as a mathematics professor - a dream come true, but there's a catch. The university's dean is none other than Caleb Ryker - the man who scorched her heart and shattered it into a million pieces. When the flames between the two burn hotter than ever before, they're at each other's mercy. Love and hate is a fine line to gamble with, but they can't seem to stray away. You know what they say... play with fire and you'll be burned.