This is planned to be story #1 in the Not Another Were Story: The Rejection Series Nalia is a 20 year old werewolf shifter waiting to find her mate. Nalia is hopeful of the mate bond due to the loving connection she has witnessed with her mother and father's pairing as well as that of her Alpha and Luna of the pack. When Nalia finally meets her mate when he visits her pack on pack business, Nalia is excited and hopeful to start her life with her mate. However, upon arriving at her mate's pack, where he is the Beta of Rivermoon Pack, Nalia experiences disrespect from her mate and others in the pack. Will Nalia choose to stay with her mate who is destined to be hers or will she choose another path, one that may have been her true destiny?

Her love is a weapon. It's killed before. And this time, she's sworn it won't happen again. Everyone at Blackthorn University thinks Kara is just another human girl juggling midterms, frat parties, and overpriced lattes. No one suspects the truth: that she's a Phoenix shifter, hiding in plain sight in a world ruled by werewolves and lycans. Even her closest friends don't know the fire simmering beneath her skin. But Kara isn't just hiding from them, she's hiding from fate. From the one thing she dreads more than anything else: her mate. She's done letting her love be a death sentence. She won't survive another loss. The scars she bears run deeper than flesh. So when Ryker, the dangerously magnetic lycan General, realizes Kara is his fated mate, she does exactly what she swore she would. She pushes him away. Again. And again. And again. But lycans don't walk away from their mates. And Ryker? He's dominant, possessive, and utterly relentless. He's a storm she can't outrun, a flame that won't go out. And every heated glance, every stolen moment, threatens to shatter the walls she's spent years building. As secrets ignite and her past begins to unravel, Kara must face the truth: Can she let herself love again, knowing it could destroy them both? Or will her lies-and the deadly curse entwined with her love-be the very thing that dooms them forever?

Kylie survived the brutal destruction of her pack only to discover her cold alpha mate was the one responsible for the brutal slaughter of her family and pack mates. She can't forgive and she won't forget. Kylie cooperates with his demands while she searches for a way to free the remaining survivors and herself. Success teaches her just how complicated mate bonds can be and gives her the chance to choose her own fate. "Screw the mate bond. If I went for his throat while he was driving in human form, I might be able to kill him right now, and if I didn't succeed, the resulting accident might. I leapt for the front seat, powerful jaw ready to rip out his throat as he had ripped out my family's to take my revenge. Without even taking his left hand off the wheel, he blocked me by getting his right forearm between my jaws. I bit down as hard as I could, wishing to break his bones and sever the limb. Worse, I felt the tingles of our first contact where violence had connected us. The iron of his blood mingled with the other scents around me." (This is a dark story, but not the stereotypical one where she falls in love with her captor. This is the story of escape from a toxic relationship and finding healthy love.) MATURE content including violence, dubious consent, intimacy, and mature and other possibility upsetting themes like threats of suicide and miscarriage. Not intended for the 18- crowd, sorry. #1 in Protective (10/23/21, 02/02/22) #1 in Pack (10/24/21)

[highest ranking #80 in werewolf] "I can't handle this anymore Elijah." I said angrily as tears run down my cheeks. He looked at me with pity swirling in the rich brown orbs he calls eyes "I know it's not fair to you. For that I'm truly sorry." I laugh bitterly "You're right, it's not fair. I'm not rejected, just unwanted." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Raine Andrews wanted was a mate. She wanted a mate to love her and make her feel wanted. And when she turns 17 she gets her mate. Soon to be beta Elijah Woods. He's a great guy. He's loyal to his pack, straight A student, and a very hard worker. He sounds like the perfect mate right? Raine thought so too, but there's just one problem... He doesn't want her.

Alpha Julian Walker has yet to find his mate. While it would be nice to have one, his top priority is leading and maintaining his pack. When a human is allowed to reside in the packhouse while in town for her job, everything changes for the Alpha. Megan Anderson is a human, a therapist, and in town to fulfill her end of a contract. When she is allowed to stay at one of the most secured properties around, she is not only intrigued by its secrecy and interesting inhabitants, but also by the man who appears to be their leader. She quickly learns that there is more to this world than what meets the eye when a certain man catches her interest and plunges her into the world of werewolves, vampires, and things that go bump in the night. While Julian and Meg must navigate the complications of love, they must also each navigate individual troubles within their own lives if they are to be together. Will true love prevail when one of their lives is in danger of being lost?

Avianna's world shatters the moment her gaze locks with his-Aiden, the ruthless Alpha of her pack. The word mate echoes in her mind, but all she feels is disgust. Fate has cruelly bound her to the one man she loathes. Aiden, the predator who rules with cold cruelty, has broken so many, and now she's his. Her wolf stirs, torn between desire and revulsion, as Avianna faces an impossible choice. Stay and suffer his suffocating presence to protect her best friend, Brae, or run and risk everything-letting fate decide what horrors might follow. What will she choose?

#2 in Werewolf 12/05/18 Mated to a Beta and marked by his Alpha. A unique twist on the clichéd possessive Alpha stories. "W-what are you doing?" I stuttered helplessly as he stepped closer so I couldn't get away since all that was around was two brick walls that were closing me in. Slowly he stepped closer, each second feeling like minutes. He let out a guttural chuckle that left my entire being trembling. "Paying Carter back" he whispered huskily cocking his head sideways causing me to gulp as his gigantic arms gripped my hips roughly. Forcefully he shifted my body up against the wall, closing the small gap in between us. Ramming his lower half into mine, he allowed every groove of his body to mesh with mine. With no thought his lips attacked my neck as I beat on his chest with all my power hoping and praying to remove him. "Leave me alone!" I cried but he didn't listen. His tongue grazed my flesh expertly and in any other case I would have melted under his touch. Inhaling sharply he held me tightly, savoring the moment. Suddenly Nate pulled back slightly and just when I thought he was going to back off he did the unexpected. He opened his mouth revealing his large canine teeth. "No" I pleaded, wounding my fists in his shirt as I pushed against him. Slowly his tongue glided over them, flickering off when he hit the ends. Within a milisecond his teeth plunged deep into my flesh making me let out an ear piercing scream though no one came to my rescue. My wolf was cowering in fear of the demon man that was over powering us with each second that past. "Please" I begged weakly though he ignored me only to grip my sides harder ignoring the pitiful whimpers escaping my lips. My neck felt like it was on fire as his wolf controlled mine with little care. My knees began to shake at a rapid pace though he held me up as he continued dominating me. I grew dizzy and within seconds everything went black.