Alexa has been beaten, abused, and raped by her father ever since her mother died in a tragic car accident. She refuses to get attached to people, convinced that they'll all betray her. She doesn't trust anyone, especially men. Forced to earn her own money, she found a job at the age of fifteen, barely making ends meet. Logan is Alpha of The Mid-Moon Pack, but can't officially be considered Alpha until he finds his mate. His own life has been filled with sorrow and mistrust. His father, Alpha of The Mid-Moon Pack was brutally betrayed and murdered when he was only seventeen years old. He took over as Alpha, though underage and mateless, and did a remarkable job, focusing on his pack, pushing everything else aside including the search for his mate.
Please note this is not solely a romance, and it's not the typical werewolf story either. The romance takes time, but it is there, just be patient.
Meet 16 year old Harper-Ariana Reed. Her father had been abusing her for years after her mother was shot. The once happily family Harper remembered was just a faint memory of what it could have been like. Instead, she has to live day after day being slapped,kicked punched and thrown around like a rag doll. He blames her for her mother's death even though he was the one who pulled the trigger. Years after the incident her father forced her away from everything by moving to the other side of the country. The few friends she had to stop her from crumbling were ripped away from her in a matter of seconds and she was lost. Only days after moving she starts school and meets her very dominant alpha mate Heyden. Sparks when they touch and an uncontrollable lovestruck look every time they look at each other. They silently fall for each other in a day. Then something happens that would draw them even closer than they would have thought. But, even, after all, they go through together she refuses to let him in. She keeps her dark memories safely behind her fake padlocked smile. Away from anyone's grasp. That way she doesn't have to relive the horrors of her past...