“I was seven months pregnant, waiting for my mate Jace to return from the border. In the dead of night, a strange man broke into my bedroom. He grinned at my swollen belly and said my mother-in-law Kandi sent him to "keep me company." In my previous life, I was paralyzed by fear. A struggle ensued, and I lost my baby. But the nightmare didn't end there. My mother-in-law dragged me before the pack council. She accused me of having an affair with the intruder, claiming my baby was a bastard. My so-called best friend Ashley stood up and corroborated her lies, saying she saw me sneaking around with him. In an instant, I went from victim to villain. I was branded a cheating whore, stripped of my rank, and exiled to die in a cold, lonely room. My mate, shattered by the loss of his family, threw his life away in a suicidal battle. Until my last breath, I didn't understand. I had always been obedient and respectful. Why did my mother-in-law want to destroy her own grandchild? Why did my best friend stab me in the back? Opening my eyes again, the sour smell of the intruder's sweat hit me. I was back to the exact moment the nightmare began. The terror that had frozen me in my past life evaporated, replaced by a cold, hard rage. I didn't cry or beg. I grabbed the heavy brass lamp from the nightstand and swung it at his head with all my might.”