“Yet, he still shoved a necklace into my hand, demanding I wear it at the Mating Ceremony. He thought I was so weak that I would gratefully accept being his backup. When I refused, he used his crushing Alpha Command to force me to my knees. I stared at the boy I had trusted my whole life, my childhood affection crumbling to dust. Why did I ever think he cared about me when all he wanted was absolute power? But as his suffocating pressure tried to break my bones, the ancient power sleeping in my blood finally answered the call. An ice-cold energy surged up my spine, shattering his command like glass. I wasn't a broken Omega. I was the legendary White Wolf. At the Mating Ceremony, I wouldn't choose him. I would choose the low-born Warrior he had maliciously pushed off a cliff, and together, we would tear his treacherous family down to the dirt.”