Little Dahlia

He's the Alpha King.
She's the adopted daughter of the Beta.
He's feared.
She's abused.
He's strong enough to break bones.
She can barely heal.
He's smart.
She has dyslexia and dyscalculia.
He's confident.
She has anxiety.
He's hopeful.
She has depression.
He's scared of love.
She loves too much and never gets it back.
Can a broken girl like her and a scared man like him heal each other? Can he learn to love and be loved? Can she learn to love herself?

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Rayna Dahlia Quinn. Adopted by the Beta and Beta Female of the River Shine Pack. She has only one friend, whom she's known for 13 years. She's been bullied her entire life and it only got worse when she shifted, and even worse when her adoptive mother was murdered. She was only 14 and everyone blamed her for it, even her "family", who began abusing her. Now it's the end of high school, and she turns 19 the day the Alpha King comes to her pack looking for his mate.

Harley Kit King. Son of the past leaders of the werewolf kingdom and took over at 21. He made the biggest mistakes of his life as a result of his parents inability to equally distribute love between their children. He cleaned himself up, thanks to his amazing friends and fellow Leaders, and is once again on a search for his mate, who's the one thing missing from his life at 25.

They're not what the other expected, but that doesn't stop them from falling in love. Rayna doesn't know how special she is, and Harley has trouble loving and being loved. Can they deal with each others pasts?
Even if they can, what are they going to do with Rayna's pack coming after her? As it turns out, she's even more special, important, and strong than anyone thought.

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cover image from Pixels, made w Canva
MATURE THEMES SUCH AS STRONG LANGUAGE, UNDERAGE DRINKING, SEXUALITY, VIOLENCE, GORE, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ABUSE, RAPE, PANIC ATTACKS, DEPRESSIVE THOUGHTS, DEATH/MURDER, AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS INCLUDED