King Axel Black didn't really want a mate. He wanted to rule without a queen. Tradition and the Grand Council have decided otherwise. In order to keep the throne that has been in his family for hundreds of years, he must take a mate, willing or unwilling. Adalynn Rose is an omega, the lowest rank possible. a servant in her pack. As an omega she is punished daily, beaten and starved. As the runt in the pack, her Alpha felt this was only fitting. A pack was only as weak as its weakest member and Addy was the weakest. She is an embarrassment to her pack. Her parents disown her and pretend she doesn't exist. The Mating Ceremony takes place every season in the fall. A male will choose his mate, the one he believes will keep his lineage strong and bear him the strongest pups. The females are paraded around and basically sold to any male who wins the fight for her. This year's Mating Ceremony Adalynn gets to attend. It is her only hope of survival. If she is not chosen then her Alpha will kill her, ridding his pack of weakness. Axel attends as he has no choice, he needs to find his queen. Many of the females this year, hope that the king will chose them and they can live a life of luxury and power. Adalynn catches the eye of Axel. Her innocence and gentle spirit calling to him.

Henley agrees to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for a fee, falling in love as she wonders - how is he involved in her brother's false conviction? ****** Henley Linden's brother is in jail for a crime he didn't commit, and she'll take any job to raise the money needed to free him. Soon, she's agreed to pretend to date millionaire Bennett Calloway for ten thousand dollars, so his mother will ease up the pressure on him to find a wife. But once Henley is enmeshed in Bennett's world, he falls for her, and she starts to have feelings for him as well. Despite her romance with Bennett, as she grows closer to the Calloways, Henley realizes they are somehow involved in her brother's conviction. Journeying deeper into a world of wealth and conspiracies, Henley is forced to rely on Bennett, though doing so could cost her everything. [[word count: 200,000-250,000 words]]