A mate was something every Lycanthrope dreamt of having--other than Violet McKenna. Ever since her childhood best friend betrayed her, allowing her parents to send her to the Emberglade Institute for the Disobedient, she was done putting her trust and faith in others. There was just one problem.
In this world, Alphas didn't have daughters. Daughters didn't run packs. Daughters were breeders, not readers. But as the daughter of the Alpha and Luna of the Pack of Strength, Violet refused to sit still and look pretty, desiring only to lead alongside her twin, Vincent.
But she must put her dreams aside when her mother forced her to attend the Galae Nomen de Luna--an annual masquerade and the night every Lycanthrope above age seventeen in the Northern Hemisphere found their mate. And it just so happened to be Violet's eighteenth birthday.
Meanwhile, upon Violet's return eleven years later, trouble was bubbling in the Northern packs, precious memories were stolen, arranged engagements arose, and the legend of the Lupus Nocte threatened to haunt again.
Masks on.
-Short disclaimer, the art in the cover is not mine!
-This book has been completely edited and rewritten. Both the original and rewritten versions are in here!
Eliana Snow is a sweet, innocent young woman who's about to inherit the family fortune at age 21.
Right now her parents' company, bank accounts, and estates are managed by the court-appointed trustee - Harvey Snow, an uncle who sincerely hates her. The feeling is mutual. Harvey is capable of anything. Even murder.
The plot starts exactly six months before Eliana's 21st birthday. It's the moment when harassment becomes too much to handle.
Eliana out of sheer desperation asks the mafia boss Rafael Vincenti for protection and to her surprise she receives a marriage proposal from him. At first, their relationship begins as a passionless business deal but it slowly grows into something more.