His Runt |✔️|

Abandoned and abused, Aurora, a rare fox-shifter, endures a life of torment as the 'runt' of her pack. But when a powerful Alpha arrives seeking his destined mate, her world is irrevocably shattered and reshaped. Can she overcome years of fear and trauma to claim a love she never dreamed possible, or will the shadows of her past forever define her future?

The chill of early winter bit through Aurora's thin fur as she curled tighter into the hollow of an ancient tree stump, deep within the forbidden woods. Her back right paw throbbed, a grim souvenir from the pack's latest 'hunt'—Alec's favorite pastime.

She licked the wound, the coppery taste of blood mixing with the damp earth. It was getting dark, the shadows lengthening like grasping fingers around her. A shiver, not entirely from the cold, ran down her spine. They were out there, waiting. But staying meant a worse fate.

A mournful howl, sharp and commanding, ripped through the silence, jolting her awake. Alpha Darren. She scrambled, her injured paw protesting, back towards the pack house, the faint glow of its distant lights a beacon of inevitable dread.