Sheltered shifter Celeste runs away after disappointing her parents with another failure to secure a worthy mate bond, but she accidentally stumbles onto the land of a brutal Alpha in dire need of his mate; it just so happens that his soulmate is her. Season 1 of The Dark Alpha *** Controlled by her ambitious parents, Celeste's sole purpose has always been procuring a mate bond with a high-ranking wolf. Their pack's future Beta is her last chance to secure her family's name, but when Celeste's sister is mated to the Rowan Beta instead, a humiliated Celeste runs away onto unclaimed land. Her taste of freedom is thwarted the second she trespasses onto the territory of the enigmatic and feared Alpha Theo Draven. Though there is no more impressive mate than an Alpha, the seductive mate bond that solidifies between her and Alpha Draven only makes matters worse. Her family and her pack urge Celeste to leave her new Alpha mate, concerned for her wellbeing and safety, but Celeste can't seem to let the dark Alpha go, sparking a war with her caught in the middle.

When Elara finds out the Crescent Alpha is her mate, she must compete in the deadly Luna Festival to prove her worth and unlock her inner wolf. Season 1 of Broken and the Beast *** Years of trauma have taught Elara Winters to build a wall of ice around her heart. After her father's death, she spends her days slaving away to put her younger sisters through school, pushing down her inner wolf and holding friends and family at arm's length. That is, until her childhood best friend, Rhys Drakos, returns from exile to lead the Crescent Pack - and claims Elara as his mate. Despite their undeniable chemistry, Elara is terrified of having her heart broken again, and is convinced she's unworthy of being at Rhys's side. But she quickly regrets rejecting his advances when Rhys's family pressures him to find a wife by hosting a deadly Luna Festival. Can Elara forgive Rhys for past sins and prove herself a worthy mate in the Luna Festival, or will she lose everything she loves all over again?

Looking at the motivational poster, I couldn't stop myself from snorting at the ridiculousness of it all. 'Why fit in, when you were born to stand out?' Who ever came up with that masterpiece was clearly not a wolf-shifter or had ever been a teenager. I would have killed to fit in - literally. ---- When you're a single, twenty-four year old wolf-shifter, that is unable to actually shift, pack is the over extended family you try to avoid at Christmas. No matter how hard she has tried to blend in, Samara Franklin has been cursed with not only the inability to shift, but to be what is termed a 'lone wolf'. She has no desire to be one of the pack, to follow her alpha's lead and has always preferred her own company over that of her family. For a race that is so co-dependent on one another, Samara just isn't. Yet it's more than that, Samara knows it, feels it, but what exactly it is, is something she has been unable to discover. Now with reports of someone hunting her kind, could the answers she's been looking for finally be found?