Before her mother was killed by her own mate, her mother had told her stories about mates of their Kind, and how they shared their halves to become full souls. Witnessing her mum's murder and abused by her own father, then rescued and adopted into the Western Pack, at 12 years old, Catherine had sent out a prayer. That her mate would never find her, becuase she didnt want to make him whole with her, didnt want to share the things she had seen, had experienced.
And he hears her.
The night of her rescue, her father had been taken in. With a new Pack and a family, she is safe. So to speak. The fact she lives wolf in their lands and slowly losing her human ways as she gives in to her wolf, she is still pack and her family and her adoptive brother Kelsey who won't leave her alone, is always there for her- and occasionally dragging her back, is beside the point
6years later though, her father has escaped and young female Shewolfs are turning up dead. He is searching. All have blue eyes and brown hair, they are missing one thing though
The little blue bird. A scarred tatoo only was marked with and only few know of, because she hadnt kept quiet. Now he seeks to permanently silence her.
Its about Catherine learning she doesnt have to be alone, that not everyone is like her father. That she can trust again.
And that love does exist. In al different forms. If only she can open her heart and accept it
Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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