"I wish I didn't have a mate," I said with hate and tears streaming down my bruised face. Daniel looked at me with cold, hard eyes. "You say it like I haven't thought the same thing," he muttered. My heart stung at his words, but I was used to them by now. My wolf hoped he would change, but he always reverted to his old ways. "You're a monster, an unlovable, heartless monster." I was trying to give him back the pain he gave me. Both emotionally and physically, I was ruined. "And you're my mate." ~ Noelle Lincoln Daniel Daxton ~ When the heartless Daniel meets his lovely mate, Noelle, he claims her as his. To the public, he is kind. To her, and within the walls of his pack, he treats her the way no one ever deserves to be treated. When Noelle realizes that Daniel will never change, she plans on making her escape. What will Daniel do?