“Her breathing was ragged and heavy, as she remained pinned under him. "Malakai. Let. Go. I. Want. To. Leave." His eyes squeezed tight, frustration drawing out of every breath he released. "What is your problem, Bel? Why are you so stubborn? Why do you keep denying what you feel for me?" - Clarabel gave the wrong Alpha her life, her love, her loyalty but the minute his first love showed up, he rejected her and cast her out to die. At the point of death, she encounters Alpha Malakai, a man burdened by his own troubled past and a deep hatred for Greenwood and the Moonlit Pack. To Malakai, Clarabel was the ex-mate of the man he despised most. A weapon, a tool for revenge and nothing more. To Clarabel, Alpha Malakai was just an arrogant brute she couldn't tolerate. To fate, they were destined mates. How long can hatred survive when the mate bonds, their heart, and even their bodies demand surrender?”