Alpha-to-be Cole Emerson loves his laid back life and will do anything to keep it that way; even if it means rejecting his soul mate. Livy Holden is the quiet girl who keeps her head down and tries to avoid confrontation. On Cole's eighteenth birthday both he and Livy are shocked to discover that they're mates. Rejected by Cole and replaced by her cousin, Livy flees the pack in the hopes that she can disappear from her life and be forgotten. Livy lands in New Jersey and meets Tate Peters - Alpha to an elite pack of wolves who are eager to take Livy in. But Livy's new life begins to unravel when she is forced to return back home to Oregon and back to Cole. But this time she isn't alone and Cole isn't the only one who has moved on. * This is an excerpt only as the rights to this story has been bought by Inkitt for their new reading app, Galatea! If you'd like to continue reading, you can find me on Galatea under "Abigail Lynne" or by searching for the "Wolves of the West" series!

Running. To where or from what, I do not know. All I know is that I am scared and I need to run. I was overcome by fear, though, yet again, of what I do not know, nor, I think, do I want to. I see trees ahead and think that if only I could get there I would be safe. The sand beneath my feet starts to shift around more than usual. I start stumbling, and my fear starts increasing. I get careless with my running, trying to go faster. Suddenly, I trip. I fall on my face. I roll onto my back with the words ‘I am going to die’ running through my head, dominating my thoughts. I am consumed by fear and scream. Then, I awake.