Fated to the Alpha who Hates me

“Ayla Rowan swore she'd never return to the Bloodhowl Pack. Not after the torment. Not after the humiliation. And definitely not after Cade Thorne-the Alpha's golden heir-made her life a living hell. Seven years ago, she ran with nothing but a bag and a broken heart, determined to build a life where she mattered. Now she has one. A quiet city apartment. A career she carved out on her own. And a human fiancé who sees her as everything she was never allowed to be-worthy, loved, safe. She buried her past and never looked back... until a single phone call shatters it all. Mae, the only mother figure she ever had, is dead. Out of obligation and grief, Ayla returns to Bloodhowl for the burial-and walks straight into a nightmare she never saw coming. Because the moment she sees Cade again, something ancient and uncontrollable snaps into place. He's her mate. The boy who broke her is now fated to be her forever. Cade Thorne is no longer just the cruel Alpha-in-training. He's the Alpha now-harder, colder, but haunted by the girl he pushed away. The girl he never forgot. And fate just handed him the one thing he thought he didn't deserve: a second chance. But Ayla wants none of it. She demands he reject the bond, swearing she'll never forgive the boy who drove her from her home. She has a fiancé waiting for her. A life. A future. Cade refuses. Not out of pride-but because for the first time in his life, he wants to do something right. Torn between the man who once destroyed her and the man who helped her heal, Ayla is forced to confront a brutal truth: fate doesn't ask for permission. It doesn't wait for forgiveness. And no matter how hard she fights it, the bond is real... and growing stronger by the second. When past wounds bleed into the present and hidden truths about her lineage start to unravel, Ayla must decide-will she keep running from the pain? Or will she face the storm fate has thrown her into... even if it means risking everything?”