Unwanted Mates (Black Moon Book One)
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  • Reads 194,499
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  • Parts 44
  • Time 7h 19m
Complete, First published Dec 13, 2021
Mature
"He can die 'cause we haven't had sex?" I say as the weight of what she's just told me hits me like a ton of bricks.
"The longer the Alpha stays in that state the more dangerous it gets. The pressure on the body because of a conflict with his decision not to mate with you and his wolf's need to mate carries a huge risk."

BLACK MOON Book One completed a stand-alone story.

*****
Alpha Mikkeli Blackwood is strong, but he wasn't always strong.  His past was painful and full of fear until because of his first kill he gained respect.  Now 27 he rules his pack with an iron fist as an Alpha of the Blackwood Pack. Even though strict and merciless Mikkeli is a fair leader who values power a little too much.  With a sudden exposure to his older brother's secrets, he is forced to give shelter and protection to relatives he has never expected to have. To make matter worse one of them is 19 years old human girl who seems to be the first one in years not to show any respect for him...

Hannah has just lost her parents and is now faced with the responsibility to raise her 3 werewolf siblings being human herself along with a sudden danger lurking in the shadows. Forced to trust those she was taught to never trust, Hannah has to face a completely new life in the werewolf pack ruled by forceful Alpha Blackwood.

Although werewolves shouldn't have secrets from their pack, Hannah is to find out that Blackwood Pack is full of secrets and some of them are deadly...

„The book had all sorts of elements of emotions like mystery, romance, guilt, etc. I loved the plot, glad it's not a regular rejection book. Love how the story is unfolding after each chapter"
                            Review by @simrangharge, Twirling pages (The Review book)

THIS IS MY FIRST BOOK AND I HOPE YOU ALL WILL HAVE AS MUCH FUN READING IT AS I HAD WRITING IT :)
THERE ARE SOME HEAVY TOPICS MENTIONED  (like rape and child abuse). 
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