Ember Harridan's life is complicated. Not only does she have to double as an ordinary high school student and a superheroine extraordinaire, she has to contend with tough moral issues, her feelings for a guy who she knows she can't like, and an annoying younger brother who may be out to kill her. After the latest mission goes horribly wrong and a tragedy strikes her family, she ends up facing all three of the aforementioned issues at once. Does she triumph? You'll have to find out.

"Logan?" I snuggled closer into my boyfriend's chest; memorizing the sound of his breathing had recently become something important now that I knew moments like this alone with him were scarce and far from guaranteed. "Yeah?" "Why," I shifted to study his honey-brown eyes as I asked my question. "Why does it have to be me?" Logan's expression darkened and I knew I didn't have to explain what I meant. His warm, smoothly muscled arms tightened briefly around me and I felt him bury his face into my hair and his answer was muffled. "I don't know. I don't know why you have to be one of the most protected and potentially dangerous human being on the planet. If I could, I trade places with you. You know I would." "Mhm. I just wished you didn't have to get dragged into this." I could almost see Logan smile in the midnight glow of the stars. "Do you know that I wouldn't want to be anywhere else. Protecting you? Probably the best thing I'll ever do. Besides being your boyfriend." I leaned farther intoLogans scent, evergreen and apple cider. "Logan? Do you promise to protect me? " "Of course." "Always? "Always."

Well, the last time I tried to live a happy life, it failed. Miserably. Everyone in my pack dead. Because I am strong, and I am one of a kind, I left them behind and found a new pack. I had a brother in my old pack. Handsome, kind, brotherly. he promised to look out for me and protect me, 'forever. Well LOOK were that got him! I keep his shark tooth charm with me at all times, to remember him. Joining the Artemis pack hadn't been too hard. Everyone was great-and the beta was awesome too. But then I met the Alpha-twenty year old Dominic 'Dom' Shepard. Oh crap. Do NOT tell me...that hes my MATE?!?! Oh, BLOODY no!