I looked up at him, my eyes squinting, and said, "What did you just say?" I was really angry about what he had just said. I kept staring at him hard, even when Parker stood over me, his jaw tight, backing me against his desk.

"You heard me," he said. Ragnar's voice was deep and scary, making me feel tiny.

But I wasn't going to let him push me around. Standing taller, I fired back, "I won't be your toy, for you to use whenever you want! I don't want to be trapped here without a choice or a voice in anything.

Honestly, I don't even want a partner. ""You will do whatever I tell you, got it?" Ragnar said harshly, grabbing my chin to make me look at him.

I blurted out the first thing that came to mind, but I meant every word. "I, Aria Knox, reject you, Alpha Ragnar Axel, as my mate.

"Aria Knox, the Beta's daughter from the Tidecrest Waters Pack, is known for her sharp tongue, and finding a mate is the last thing she's interested in. She catches the eye of many males in her pack, but she pays them no mind.

What happens when Aria’s destined mate is the feared Alpha of the next-door pack, the Wildwood Shadow Pack? What does it mean for her when she wants anything but Alpha Ragnar as her mate?. .