Hayley Hanes has an amazing family who can be a bit intrusive at times. She loves them regardless, enjoys spending her free time with her besties, and is looking forward to her final year of high school. She's not worried about finding her mate, it'll happen when it happens. Besides, having an overprotective dad, brothers, best friends, and uncles makes even looking at another guy difficult. Phoenix Cage hasn't always had an easy life. Abandoned as a young child and forced to grow up in one foster home after another taught him your family isn't what you're born into, but what you make it. Meeting his best friend Cody in college just added another member to his self made family which is why he follows him back to his home and Pack to start his adult life on solid ground. When Hayley and Phoenix meet, neither are prepared for the instant connection that forms. It's fate at it's finest, but fate can be a cruel force. While Hayley was too young to start searching for her future mate, Phoenix had actively been looking for his. Though he never found her, he made a choice along the way to help someone close to him. That choice made with the best of intentions had a horrible outcome. An outcome that left Hayley with a Taken Mate. -This is the sequel to My Second Chance Mate but can be read as a standalone. For added enjoyment and the story of Hayley's parents, it is recommended that you read My Second Chance Mate first.