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!

I ran through the forest as fast as I could. I didn't want to turn back to see if the monsters were coming. I may act strong and tough on the outside, but really in the inside I'm this scared, weak little girl. I rest by a tree as I hear someone move closer to me. Each step they take i just pray to the moon goddess that the person won't kill me. A dark, tall figure stepped in front of me and i instantly whispered , "mate". What will happen when Hazel has been tortured her whole life but is a strong girl. What happens when she finds out Xavier is her mate, the heartless alpha. He killed his first mate, parents, and might do the same to his second chance mate. There was a reason for killing his parents, but its kept a secret. Hazel wont give up without a fight even if it takes time to get to him. Even if the Alpha doesn't love. Read to find out her journey with her mate. I do not own any of the pictures in this book!! I found them on the Internet.