On a storm-tossed night, a desperate man leaves his infant daughter at the door of an orphanage, whispering only her name before vanishing into the rain. That girl, Fiona Walker, grows up among cold walls and sterner rules, yet her spirit cannot be contained. With long white hair that sets her apart and a mind overflowing with imagination, Fiona sees the world not in facts and sums, but in colors and kingdoms unseen by others.
When a letter arrives offering her a chance to leave the orphanage, Fiona dares to hope she has been chosen for a better life. But hope quickly collides with disappointment when she learns the family expected a boy, not a girl. Unwanted yet unwilling to surrender her dreams, Fiona must find her place in a world that sees her as a mistake.
Tender, heartfelt, and full of wonder, Fiona Walker is the story of a peculiar, imaginative orphan whose courage to dream may yet change the course of her life.
*Short Story*
It is difficult to stay with the people who look down at you like you are some kind of disease. It hurts when they don't want to acknowledge you for the good things you have done. It hurts when your family rejects you only because you are quiet and weak saying you are good for nothing.
Annie Ryan was nothing but a quiet, innocent teenager waiting for her mate to save her from the dark hell she was living in. She had only one dream, she wanted to feel loved, she wanted someone to tell her that they care and would love her no matter what happens. But little did she know that she was just another unfortunate soul whose mate had different plans.
Caden was an young alpha. He had everything but where everyone was eager to meet their mate, he wasn't. He had already given his position of alpha female to his girlfriend. But after she left him, he turned cold and ruthless. But when he met Annie, his mate, one thing was clear. He wanted nothing to do with her. He asked her to leave but when she declined, he paid her no attention like she never existed.
Annie was broken. Her dream was just a dream. Every night she closed her eyes, she realized she was going to die alone with no one to care. She wanted to end her life but not before setting everything right, not before her destined alpha mate finds his happiness.
Caden didn't know what he was missing until he lost it. Maybe that's how life works. Maybe that's why it is called cruel.