Chase was a beta. His position in the pack provides him with the respect of many, including his alpha. His priorities are brought into question, however, when territorial expansion brings him the gift of his mate. The question is; how much will he be forced to change in order to keep her?

Only days after her eighteenth birthday, Charlotte finally joins her pack in attending the Winter Solstice, a gathering of the four Western packs in the United States. Even though she is a Beta's daughter, Charlotte plans on keeping her head down at the party, a task that proves more difficult when she runs into the notorious Alpha of the Black Lupis Pack. Alpha Nolan has still not recovered from the tragic, mysterious loss of his first mate. So when he bumps into a young girl from a rival pack and feels the familiar fire reignite in his core, he thinks Fate is playing a cruel joke on him. Intent on keeping Charlotte out of harm's way, Alpha Nolan decides to push his young mate away. But Charlotte, and her dormant wolf, are determined to teach the broken Alpha how to love again. ******NOT YET EDITED**** Top Rankings: #1 in Werewolf (3/08/2022)

"You have to believe me," he whispered in my ear, making my knees go a little weak at the effect. "How? How can I ever believe anything that comes out of your mouth ever again?" "Easy," that's when I made the fatal mistake. I looked into those deep blue eyes, he gave me a sideways grin and I was done for," I'm your mate, love." His lips found mine and I lost myself somewhere between my protests and my pulling at the buttons of his shirt. ____ I've always been in my sister's shadow. Her second. The youngest and least special of the Sterling family. My brother has incredible strength and is the best warrior in the entire pack. My sister is the Oracle of Wolves and therefore one of the most important werewolves on the entire planet. Me? I can run fast and I'm good at chemistry. Then I find my mate. Only one problem; he doesn't want me. What will I do when I find myself at the miserable hands of fate once more when men come looking for Nova but take me instead? Will I ever see my family again? Or will I be destined to forever seek out the answers to questions that I don't even know how to ask? This is part of a series. Book 1.