

Alpha's Claimed Mate
Trapped in a life where she's seen as wolfless and a disappointment, Natalie secretly longs for her shift. Believing her fated mate is Enzo, the future Alpha, her world shatters after a drunken night at a forbidden club. Waking up marked by a stranger, she's thrust into a desperate race against time and a revelation that will challenge everything she thought she knew about love, loyalty, and her own destiny. Will she survive the mark, embrace her true mate, or be forever bound by a lie?The thumping bass vibrated through Natalie’s chest, a jarring counterpoint to the nervous flutter in her stomach. The air in the club was a thick, cloying mixture of sweat, cheap perfume, and something acrid that made her gag.
“It’s a mistake,” she yelled over the din, leaning close to Giana, whose grin was already too wide. Her twentieth birthday. Another year, another disappointment, probably. Still wolfless, still feeling like a burden.
Anne, ever the instigator, threw an arm around Natalie’s shoulders, pulling her into the pulsating crowd. “Oh come on! Live a little! It’s your twentieth birthday.”
“It never ends well when you say this,” Natalie muttered, shaking off Anne’s arm, but Giana had already grabbed her, dragging her inexorably towards the bar. Deep down, she knew resistance was futile.
