A/N: This is an unedited, significantly different version of the soon to be published novel by losangelesque aka L. Akhter. This draft was written when I was 15-18 years old and I highly encourage new readers to read the published version instead. Former high school football star Frank Novak meets profound and depressed loner Lolita Abri - and falls headfirst into love. Throughout the course of one school year, they unravel each other and their sadness, setting apart their differences and realizing that sometimes love isn't enough - and sometimes it just might be. [FIRST DRAFT] Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTbhopy9ts © All Rights Reserved. Teen Fic #7 A Wattpad Featured story

The thing I crave the most sends most people crying to their mothers in hopes of finding relief. It even forces the toughest of men to their knees, yet I welcome it with open arms. It is what humans fear the most, but most importantly, it's what is keeping me alive. You won't understand right away, no. But, I am hoping you'll stay long enough to let me explain it to you. That terrifying thing is none other than pain itself. That's right. Pain.

"We stopped looking for the monsters under our beds after we realized they were us along." Werewolves have taken over the world- and with it a game that can transfer Ember's life into a living hell. Ever since her mother was taken away the first year of the werewolves reign, she's been left to fend for herself. The only thing supporting her was what money her mother left her in the bank. After three years, her moneys been stolen and now she is forced to enter the 'Mating Game'. A cruel event that comes every month- if entered you are paid three hundred dollars, and Ember desperately needs the money. But when she finds her mate, her world is turned inside out as he moves her across the world to Italy, where she can barely understand anything anyone says to her. And with signing up for the mating game, she's signed a contract that forbids her from leaving her mate without severe punishment. It all just began as a quick way to get money for her shabby apartment, but now she's living with an Alpha that desperately wants his mate to be by his side.