The price for peace comes with sacrifices. Animkii wasn't born to be Alpha--but his two older brothers were both killed when he was four. He also shouldn't have fallen in love with his best friend... because she wasn't his mate. Chloe realized she had a crush on her best friend when he turned eighteen and was being pressured by his parents to find his mate so he could take over the pack. Her dreams were crushed when he brings home his mate and changes everything. Then tragedy struck. Despite the window of opportunity, a rift had already formed between them that only grew with time. Because Chloe still had a mate out there somewhere... And she belonged with him. While an unknown force lurked along the edges, looking to tear down the powers that be from this weakened pack and claim it as his. [BOOK 3 OF THE CLAIM SERIES - EACH BOOK IN THIS SERIES CAN STAND ON ITS OWN. YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ 1 & 2] ---This is going to HURT before it gets better!--- ***TRIGGER WARNING*** MAY CONTAIN SCENES OF VIOLENCE & SEXUAL CONTENT THE CLAIM SERIES: BOOK 1: The Forgotten Claim BOOK 2: The Defiant Claim BOOK 3: The War Claim UPDATES: Tuesdays & Fridays 60% Complete

[i'll get to this in a wee bit but in the meantime, if you've read book 1 you know what's going on here and if you haven't read book 1, make sure you go and do this because this really is not a standalone book!]