Claimed by the RUTHLESS ALPHA

e of survival

her forehead. The smells of roasted meat, damp earth, and sweat filled her nose as she moved betw

a Beta, smelling like a Beta. The suppressants she brewed herself were st

g weaker. Her body burned hotter at night. Her dreams were vivid with flas

t she really was-an unmated, unc

wor

im

ow's End was small, bordered by forest and mountain ranges, and technically under the protection of the Southern Claw Pack. Bu

ked it

this

ling more often. Strangers watching from shadows. Whispers of the

of massacres. Border to

people say stupid things. But one detail lingered i

d killed

-

g enough to check the surrounding woods. Her senses were sharper th

side, shutting the wo

she c

, only to find her younger brother, Leo, crouched under the ta

aid quickly. His dark curls flopped in

ieved. "You sca

d," he said. "Even w

is always wron

young to understand how fragile their world truly was. He thought they were

about the sce

heir mother had

ne had once ruled before the

... he'd never forgi

-

ough the broken slats in her roof, Aria l

en dream

aces-but

adowed

the weight of his presence in the dream. Heat. Hunger.

s the

coming

d lose everything-her freedom, her will,

d a hand t

s no mat

t

ime was r

-

– North of

ked in ash and mud. His warriors combed through the wreckage for signs of surv

r," he sai

econd, looked

n't need to. His wolf was pacing b

d feel

Om

ma

d had a

said. "And she doesn

in a smile that nev

ays find w