(disclaimer: this is not a typical Alpha story - this is more of a female empowerment type thing, so don't expect any, '"You're mine!" He growled menacingly as I whimpered.' because it's not happening like this. Not anymore). - For every new Alpha of the Crystal Pack, there is a tradition where the Alpha mates with the selected female who wins the Mate Selection consisting of three brutal phases, in order to continue the line of Alphas for the pack. For many families, daughters are their only salvation out of the slumps of the impoverishment that has been killing many of their kind. For others, mating with the Alpha is a chance for power, greed, and corruption. Jamie is determined to help her family out, but when a wrong turn is made, she's left to confront the darkness of the outside world, filled with rogues and the shells of what used to be sane creatures. Most importantly, she's forced to face the side of the world werewolves were told to stay away from. The side that is ruled by vampires, reined by their leader, Cain Dominacius, who has been said to be the epitome of destruction and cruelty. But the more time she spends in the unknown world, the more she's forced to be confronted with the rules she must break that leave creatures wanting her captivity in more place than one.