Only fifteen years old, Alina discovers her mate... the one destined to love her, protect her-her forever. The werewolf prince, Alessandros. To her, he is everything. To him... she is a secret. Hidden in the shadows, their relationship burns with forbidden passion. He feeds her promises-love, loyalty, the sacred mating bond-and she believes him. She gives him her heart, her trust... her soul. But some truths are meant to destroy you. Because while he holds Alina in the dark... he stands proudly in the light beside her stepsister, Clarynn. And he was never going to choose her. The betrayal doesn't come from just him. When Alina finally confesses her heart to someone she believed would love her unconditionally, that trust is shattered in the most brutal way. Lies unravel. Blood ties twist into something unrecognizable. And suddenly, her own family becomes her greatest enemy. She is cast out. Sent away. Forgotten. Or so they think. Instead of safety, Alina is thrown into a nightmare-the most ruthless and deadly warrior school for "broken" wolves... a place designed to crush the weak and erase the unwanted. The one who sends her there does it with a single hope: That she will never return. But pain does not break Alina. It awakens something darker. Because fate is not finished with her yet. And when she comes back... she won't be the same girl they destroyed. She'll be something far more dangerous. And this time-she won't beg for love. She'll make them fear her.

"Believe it or not, you are Princess Sapphira Khalisira Ayatimah Montari of the Seven Kingdoms. Deal with it!" "I am not, and I will not," I said stubbornly, placing my hands on my hips. To think, I once thought this arrogant guy was hot...okay, maybe he still is, but that doesn't stop him from being a giant jerk. He sighed and breathed deeply. "I really hoped it wouldn't have to come to this," He said quietly. "Wouldn't have to do what?" I felt herself begin to ask, only to have the words die on her lips as her world went black... Sapphira was all alone. An orphan since she was found as an infant, she's never asked for anything from anyone. The only thing she ever really wanted to know was why she was so different. When a mysterious stranger shows up with information on who her father is, she goes to the end of the world to find him. Literally. But what happens when she finds out who he really is? When she sees that he has dominion over every little thing that goes bump in the night... Welcome to her world.

As if life wasn't hard enough being bullied and treated like garbage all the time; my loathsome, insufferable seat mate just had to come with his "secrets" and torture my every waking hour. What's the big deal you say? Nothing except for the fact that he's some insanely beautiful Greek God under those nerdy glasses. And now, he lives next door. I'm Sarah and this is my story. Disclaimer: This story was written in 2011. Just so you know.