In the quiet town of Pine Hollow, nothing ever changes, and nothing ever happens-or so Seren Jameson has always believed. Restless and yearning for something more, she dreams of breaking free from the suffocating monotony of small-town life. But when Elijah, a mysterious new student with a shadowy past, arrives halfway through junior year, everything shifts. Rumours swirl around him, and though Seren knows she should stay away, she finds herself irresistibly drawn to the enigma he presents.
As she gets closer to Elijah, Seren begins to uncover secrets that could shatter the fragile peace of Pine Hollow and her own life. But the more she learns, the more she realizes that excitement comes with a price. In a town where everyone knows everyone else's business, how much is Seren willing to risk to uncover the truth-and what will happen when the truth finally comes to light?
In The Roots Beneath, Seren must navigate the complexities of friendship, family, and first love, all while grappling with the unsettling feeling that her life is on the brink of a seismic change. Will Elijah be the excitement she's been searching for, or will he bring more trouble than she ever could have imagined?
BOOK 1
He hovered over me in silence while I gathered my senses. "Why are you here Deacon?" I finally asked. I heard his gruff sigh before he knelt down, and placed his warm hand under my chin, lifting my gaze to meet his. "Because you are mine Ellis Belrose." his dour voice echoed in my mind while he looked into my eyes.
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Ellis Bellrose is finally graduating high school. She has interned her last semester at Pacific Northwest Living magazine in hopes of landing a paying job by the time she graduates college. Everything was going to plan. Until she met him. Deacon Vidar, the Alpha of the Priamos pack. She doesn't know it yet, but he is her mate. Ellis feels an undeniable connection to him, something is always drawing her to him.
Deacon Vidar is intense, and cruel. He is a great Alpha and has precise plans for his pack. But After 130 years on this earth he was beginning to think he didn't have a mate at all, let alone a young, fragile, human mate. Deacon wants Ellis more than anything, even if it means taking her against her will.
Will Ellis give into their mate bond, and fall in love with the harsh creature that is Deacon Vidar? Is their compatibility the least of their worries?
*THIS STORY HAS HEAVY SEXUAL & MATURE CONTENT*