Blackwood

Remi Carter doesn't believe in fairytales.

After years in foster care and a life built on survival instead of safety, she's learned one simple rule: rely on yourself and expect nothing from anyone.

Now she's starting over in Pinehaven-working two jobs, attending university, and quietly chasing her dream of becoming a teacher.

Love isn't part of the plan.

Then she meets Axel Blackwood.

Quiet. Intimidating. Mysterious.

And watching her like she's the only person in the room.

Axel knows something Remi doesn't.

The moment he saw her, he felt the bond.

The ancient instinct that tells a wolf when he's found the one person meant to be his forever.

His mate.

But Remi has never known safety in another person's arms-and trusting Axel means stepping into a hidden world of wolves, secrets, and dangerous enemies lurking in the forests around Pinehaven.

Axel Blackwood has spent his life preparing to become Alpha.

But nothing prepared him for the one girl who might change everything.

Or the lengths he'll go to protect her.