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Author: Cathy Rine

Chapter 1 Bad Beginnings

Word Count: 1160 | Released on: 15/10/2026

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bur

break burned my throat

and lonely, although the buzz of

be looking pathetic, sad, and miserabl

half bottle of gin, heels in hand and a makeup

tention" I thought in my head, as I

y went to the room and collapsed on my

p, but three months after, and I'm beginning my penultima

be a wonderful

ains and filled my room. I rolled to the oth

flutter open and the fucking mind-blow

you, J

ling, as last night replayed in my head.

e in my life and they ha

nstead, I got drunk. But now, laying aw

y self pity, as I hit the snooze button. I rolle

on the journey with my best friend, Louisa, and my boyfriend, but now as

r, Vi. And yo

o the administrative block to get my schedule. Then

er I got to where she stood. And my

away from her. Slowly, she flipped her hair and turn

day?" Bafflement clouded my features, but

backpack to the floor,

best friend's boyfriend, I wouldn't be the girlfriend that was dump

slut, you bitchy Viella!" She screamed and l

c amongst his friends coming down the

n. Clouded by her rage, Louisa didn't take time to thi

me, Louisa tripped, her hand fl

own i

y, as Louisa and Jalyc's joggers hit the fl

. His uncovered genital was on display, but the crowd did

rt through the mud. I took y'all to he

eet, her pale skin void of bl

ipped on his own joggers, which made

ed, and walked away from

schedule for the session. The air outside hit different, and my che

at was

rby diner. My thick, long wavy auburn hair danced in the wind and o

with strong muscle, forcing me to

d turned to leave, but the disgruntled man

here, I thought you wanted so

reply, but the man yanked off my hair scuffle, an

inst his hold, but he didn't budge. Reaching the deeper

, making me close my eyes in agony as I

man's shadow loomed over me but I didn't open m

o my brain, which added to th

et's hav

th the man's black orbs. I didn't wait to be told the type of fun be

ay from the scene. Hearing footsteps behind me, I turned to loo

thought that I'd run into his accomplice. Slowly, I turned my

ures settled into a deep frown. Cold air hit my skin, le

ra. It was intimidating, like so

Chapter End

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Cathy Rine Werewolf

“Black Haven College, humans and werewolves share classrooms, but they never cross the line. The rules of engagement are clear: two worlds, one campus, zero overlap. Twenty-year-old Viella Dale enters her penultimate year at Black Haven with a shattered heart. Dumped by her boyfriend right before classes resume, all she wants is to blend into the background, survive her courses, and mend her broken spirit in peace. Then she crosses paths with Kaelan Vance. As a final-year student and the formidable Alpha of the Shadowbane Pack, Kaelan commands absolute authority. Fierce, dangerously handsome, and possessing an aura that demands submission, he has spent years waiting to catch the scent of his fated mate-only to come up empty. He believed the moon goddess had forgotten him, until a chance encounter on campus brings him face-to-face with Viella. One breath of her scent changes everything. The bond is undeniable, magnetic, and completely forbidden. Kaelan has found his Luna, but she's human-a total violation of pack law. Surrendering to the pull means risking a bloody uprising from his own wolves. But the real danger isn't just pack law; it's Viella's bloodline. Unknown to Kaelan, Viella is the daughter of the city's most ruthless werewolf hunter, a man who has devoted his life to exterminating Kaelan's kind. As Viella is pulled out of her heartbreak and into a world of alpha dominance and deadly secrets, she finds herself caught between the father who raised her and the predator who claims her soul. Can an Alpha wolf and a hunter's daughter defy every law of survival, or will the blood on their hands destroy their fated match?”