Those words were like a punch to his gut. A huge burst of panic mixed with dread, terror went through his entire body. "You don't want this bond?" He asked his voice sounded hurt. I shook my head. "No, I don't." "Fine then I will release you from it." Claire has spent her entire life living in constant fear of the very people who were meant to protect her. Since little she was abused, humiliated and treated like a slave by her family. When she finds her mate, the future beta of Night prowlers pack, Claire is ecstatic, thinking that she has someone that will love and protect her but little does she know her mate is just the same as her evil family. Five years ago Adrian's mate was brutally r***d and murdered by the hands of Michael, Claire's father. Now grief stricken and burning with rage, Adrian hungers for blood and will not rest until he avenges the death of his mate by killing each and every member of Claire's family. When Adrian plans a brutal attack on the Night Prowlers pack during a celebration, blood stains the night and chaos erupts. But in the middle of the bloodshed Adrian discovers he's given a second chance mate who happens to be Claire, his enemy's daughter. Now trapped between a vindictive alpha, a cruel mate, and a deadly pack war, Claire must now decide who the true monster really is.