Samantha's life changed two years ago when her mother died. She now cares for her younger brother and puts up with an abusive guardian. The fun, happy girl turned into the shy, terrified girl. When they move and her and her brother start at a new school, she doesn't plan on making herself known. But when she catches the attention of the resident bad boy, her plans change. What does he see in her? What is he hiding? And most importantly, why is a mysterious wolf suddenly appearing?

Book #1 in the Royal Secret Trilogy It all happened one night eight years ago. A few words spoken to shake a tiny heart with fear. Running and hiding became a natural for Claudia. Fear over took her heart at such a young age, making her stay away from the one boy who would be her everything. Now eight years has passed. Claudia continues to hide, but her time is running out. Once she hits her 18th birthday her wolf will connect to Caden's. Will she be able to stay away from the man who once destroyed her vision of mates? Or will she run into his open arms? *****This is a sample. The full version is on my patreon & Ream accounts with all my other books. I hope you enjoy and continue to follow me. The mature version is completed on www.patreon.com/tessat as well if you'd like to read it. It is dark, drool-worthy and oh so delicious.

"Are you rejecting me?" I ask, whispering as my heart was breaking into a million pieces. "No." he answers. "I...uh...huh...what?" I stutter. It didn't make sense. Why is he saying we can't be together but not reject me? "I just can't be with you." he says with a straight face, no emotion. "Then reject me." I tell him. "No, and you will not reject me!" he growls at me. "Wanna bet?" I start. "I order you not to reject me!" he growls, cutting me off. Edited by@callmelenaa