Novels by authoressdera

CHAPTER 4 Lessie's Standpoint.I gasped softly in shock and slight happiness. This hottie was mine, but this was not the kind of fantasy I hoped for. It was a shame to me, especially as a Princess.Swiftly, I shook the thought off my head.This couldn't be happy. There was no way he would be my mate. Mates are supposed to be within each other's age group.His face changed, his nostrils flared slightly as he caught my scent. His hand, still on my shoulder, tightened briefly before he snatched it away as it burned.“You should be in class.” He said nervously, his voice suddenly rough and harsher. “Freshmen have an Introduction to Pack Dynamics in Hall B right now.”I straightened up, suddenly aware of how close we were, how I had tilted my head back to maintain eye contact. “I got lost,” I lied, finding my voice.“You got lost and decided to take a nap while the rest are studying? Your parents must be ashamed of you.” He snapped with a brow raised skeptically.“What do you know about m

CHAPTER 3Lessie's Standpoint.Unable to take it, I snuck out of the hall and sat across it, watching as students listened attentively. It made me wonder what he looked like.Like the terror they described him to be?Or charming?Finally, the orientation was over, and we were assigned to our dorm rooms, along with a list of chores. I stared at my chore list in horror; laundry duty, cafeteria cleanup, grounds maintenance.I laughed but it was dry with no humor.I had never done chores in my life. The most work I had done was arranging flowers for formal dinners.“Is something wrong with your list, freshman?” A voice asked behind me.I turned to find Riley, her eyes staring at me curiously.“No, it's fine,” I lied, folding the paper quickly. “I'm sorry I didn't even introduce myself earlier. I'm Kayla,” I said with my hand stretched out.“It's a pleasure to meet you, Kayla.” She shook my hand. “Well, Kayla, if you need help finding your way around, just let me know. The first few days c

CHAPTER 2 Lessie's Standpoint.I wondered if Trent was talking about what I was thinking. I shook my head slightly to shake off the thought.“It can't be,” I smiled, but it was without humor.“Pardon?” He turned to me, his eyes bright and filled with curiosity.“It's nothing,” I shrugged.If what is going on in my head is the same thing Trent was talking about, then this Pack might even be more dangerous than where I came from.Pack war… That was something I prayed and hoped never to hear of again. It happened before the great Shifting when even the smallest Packs were allowed in the quest for power. Packs conquered Packs for power, fame, strength and more land to control. My Pack was a victim of one of the brutal Pack wars, it took my brother, another reason I was here.“I wonder what role this mysterious Alpha Duaine had taken in those bloody wars.”“I'm sure it's nothing we can imagine,” Trent responded, though I wasn't talking to him.Suddenly, my wolf stirred in me. She was rele

CHAPTER 1 Lessie's Standpoint.My heart pounded so hard I thought it might burst through my chest. The moon shone bright above me, like the Moon Goddess was mocking me in my helplessness.Each breath burned in my lungs, but I couldn't stop. This was the price for freedom.“Princess Lessie!” An angry voice called somewhere behind me. “Your father demands your return!”I pushed hard, my wolf, Alexa, urging me to run faster. “Faster, Lessie. They are getting closer, I can smell them.”My long brunette hair whipped behind me as I dodged between trees and leaping over fallen trees. For nineteen years of my life, I had been the perfect Princess of Wales Moon Pack, doing everything my father commanded. Nineteen years of “yes, father” and elegant dresses and proper etiquette.And for what? To be handed over like property to some Alpha I've never met? To someone I don't love?“I won't go back,” I whispered to myself as I ran, the words fueling the rage in me more. “I won't go back!”The borde