With a steady breath, I focused on all my obstacles. Fallen trees, big dead branches, roots sticking up, everything I could see. Suddenly, from behind me, shuffling was heard and an amazing smell caught my attention and as much as I want to turn around and continue taking in the intoxicating scent, I had to get ready for the run. Crouching down, I counted down to myself. I breathed in. "Five." And out. "Four." And in. "Three." Out. "Two." In. Then I sprinted off, "One." Leena Rykal is a seventeen year old senior in high school who keeps to herself, but backfires when poked. She lives with her grandparents after the separation of her parents. A big secret was hidden from her for years and when she found out what it was, she accepts it since her life has been a "reck" from the beginning. But little did she know, what came with the secret was bigger than she could ever imagine. Florence Dante Willows is a devilishly handsome a hundred and twenty seven year old werewolf King, standing at five feet eight inches with godlike protruding muscles from his backside to his front. He's been waiting to find his mate and when he does, things go more rough than he thought.

When his presence was far enough, Sol stalked closer to her. Un noticing him, he laid on his stomach and continued to watch as she played about. How can such a little girl, be my mate? He asked himself confused. The goddess must be losing her mind. She tripped over a sticking root and fell on her rumps as she let out a yelp. Sol quickly stood and was about to go over when she ended up laughing. His heart fluttered from the melody that sounded from her. She placed her hands on her hips and playfully glared at the butterflies, "That's right. Laugh it up, butterflies! I'm a big girl who doesn't cry. Hits a nerve doesn't it?!" She threw her head back and laughed again as she picked herself up. Sol was in awe with this little girl. His little sassy mate. She dusted herself off and spoke in a loving tone, "Nana always said big girls don't cry and angry girls don't go beating people up. Did you know?" She gasped as she continued to talk to the butterflies as her eyes twinkled, "Nana said I was going to meet someone special today!" Sol growled in quick anger. "Nana said it was Tommy," she whispered as she shyly looked in a daze making Sol even angrier. So without thought, he showed himself before her. Mine, they both growled.

The characters are highly complex and they exist in a world that values strength over compassion, only the strong survive. The life inside the pack mimics that of a real wolf pack with a strict hierarchy that is established through fighting and power. It is also comparable to a medieval court, the king holds his divine right to rule and the queen exists solely to please and support the king. Throw in scheming courtiers with the ability to change into wolves with sharp claws and fangs and you have the pack construct. As the characters are basically wolves housed in a human skin and the story is laced with animalistic references and traits displayed by all. We first meet the main characters Meela and Grey it is on a bloody battlefield where they recognize each other as their soul mate, and Grey takes Meela as tribute for his pack's help in her brother's fight. From this point on Meela belongs to Grey, and in this world, a highly spirited female with a propensity for impulsive actions matched to a dog stubborn, self-assured, dominant male is going to cause problems. We follow Meela in her journey to become the pack's Luna, a pack who are even more wolf than the one she comes from, and with a mate who has set the highest standards for her to reach as his Luna(female Alpha) and will accept nothing less than perfection. In the midst of all this and the struggle they face to form a personal and public relationship, there is one incident that will change them both and the fate of the pack completely. From that point on both Meela and Grey are inevitably changed and for them to be together, either one or both needs to change, but when you live in a world where you are taught that weakness is easily exploited and to admit defeat can potentially lead to your destruction. Thank you @chortle for the great summary