Abused all her life, Samantha 'Sam ' Wolfe doesn't trust any one. When she is forced to become Chem. Partners with Chris she starts to feel an attraction and it scares her. Chris Wayne is soon to be Alpha of Moonlight Pack. But when he finds his Mate in Sam, his priority changes. The closer he seems to get to her the farther she backs up. When he finds out about the abuse will he be able to stop it? And will he be able to show her that not all men are the same? ⚠️ THERE WILL BE SCENES OF ABUSE AND S.A. I WROTE THIS WHEN I WAS YOUNGER AND NOW REALIZE I DID NOT PUT THE PROPER WARNING ⚠️ ALSO I AM REWRITING THIS STORY.

When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ***** Sharp-tongued Elizabeth 'Bess' Jones is perfectly content living on her lonesome in a tiny village south of Derbyshire. She works as a nurse, owns a small home, and finds the label of 'spinster' an agreeable trade for her independence. But when her entire life is uprooted in an instant, she only has one person to blame: her new husband, Emmett Wilde, who was caught in a compromising situation with her. And now, despite his promise to fake a death certificate after their wedding--to free her of any duty to him or their marriage bed--he sends for her in the dead of night with startling news: his father has been murdered, and he is now the Duke of Ascot with a wife he can no longer deny... [[Word Count: 60,000-70,000 words]] [[Cover designed by Ren Tachibana]]