

When they touch me
Artemisia Guerrieri, a pack doctor and daughter of an Alpha, carries the deep scars of a brutal rejection four years prior. Just when she thought her heart was mending, a ceremonial coronation for her brother forces her back into the social fray. But a sudden encounter with the formidable Alpha Blackwood, a man from a rival pack, stirs her dormant wolf and ignites a dangerous, unexpected attraction. Can Artemisia navigate the treacherous waters of pack politics, her own healing heart, and a forbidden pull that threatens to unravel everything she knows?I, Riccardo Saviano, future Alpha of the Gray Shadow Moon Pack, reject you, Artemisia Guerrieri, Daughter of Alpha Franco of the Blood Moon Pack, as my mate and future Luna.
I flinch as my feet touch the surface of the cold water and groan as the flashback of the day in which I accepted the rejection of the love of my life resurfaces from my memories.
Rick and I had been together forever. Since the day we met in our strollers, we had been a thing. Or at least I thought we were.
It’s now been four years since I got out of college and back home. I regenerated all alright and was able to train as a pack doctor for our pack hospital. My heart, alas, couldn’t get back on track. It seemed as if the pain was just too much to bear.
I sigh deeply as I watch a bunch of children play on the other side of the lake. What happened to Riccardo, you might ask? Well, he got back and took over his title two years ago. He got mated with his chosen mate while he was still in college and now has two kids, aged 6 and 4. Yeah. You got it. I discovered the reason for my rejection pretty soon after it had happened. His mate was already 4 months pregnant as I found out.
