Novels by Author MatthewGale

He looked at the name tag on my breast pocket, reading the pack name.he didn’t recognize it. Men like Donovan only bothered to learn important pack names. When he realized I was practically useless, he lowered his guard. I’d been with him for one year, I know how he operates.“ See,’’ Luna, my wolf, says. “ He’s so arrogant that he’s convinced he can never know someone of such a low-status pack. His arrogance might save us.’’As if on que, something like amusement flickered across his face."Watch where you're going," he said as I passed too close. His voice carried that familiar arrogant tone. "Some of us actually matter here."I kept walking, but he stepped into my path. "Did you hear me, nobody?""I heard you," I said quietly, keeping my voice low and faking fear."Good." He grabbed my shoulder and shoved me back against the lockers. The metal dug into my spine. "Remember that. You're nothing here. Just another wannabe from a pack so small it barely exists."Other boys had stopped

The orientation was no doubt more chaotic than expected. The academy was packed with more than 100 wolves. I didn't know so many packs existed, but the academy was the only alpha academy in the world. Future alphas from all lands and continents came here. The usual awaited royalty hadn't arrived yet, and every boy on the field murmured guesses about how each man would be."How would Donovan Silverclaw be?" one boy asked. "I hear he once killed three assassins who came to kill him.""That's nothing," another argued. "Haven't you heard, the Lycan Prince is coming. He once killed five wolves by accident, on a full moon during a training exercise.""And what about the alpha twins?" another asked. "I hear they merge into one big wolf when they want to. Rumor is, their deformity is because of a curse placed on them at birth.""Deformity or not, no one wants to stand against them when they shift."I stayed quiet, listening to the chatter while my stomach twisted. Donovan was here somewhere.

The journey to the Academy took an entire day—train first, then horseback through terrain too rugged for vehicles. By nightfall, I could see the Academy's stone towers looming against the darkening sky.This has to work, I told my wolf.It will, she responded. We'll make it work.The registration hall was nearly empty when I arrived. A stern-faced man with a scar across his jaw looked up from a stack of papers."Name," he barked."Ari Blackwood," I said, keeping my voice steady and low."Pack.""Lunar Vale."He scanned a list, found my name, and grunted. "Blackwood... small pack, aren't you?""Yes, sir."He looked me over with narrowed eyes. My heart hammered in my chest, but I held his gaze.Finally, he stamped my papers and handed me a key. "Hall Three, Bunk 17. Orientation's tomorrow night. Don't be late."I followed the directions through stone corridors that smelled of sweat and testosterone. Hall Three was a long room with rows of bunk beds on either side. About twenty other you

"You're telling me she's been screwing him this whole time?" Joshua, my big brother, paced across my bedroom, running his hands through his dark hair.I sat on my bed, still in shock. The past hour had been a blur—running from the palace, calling Joshua, watching his face crumble when I told him about Sofia."Not just that." My voice sounded hollow. "She's been feeding him information. How to steal my birthright, how to break me."Joshua stopped pacing, his eyes flashing gold—a sign his wolf was close to the surface. "I'll kill him.""Get in line," I muttered, my own wolf growling in agreement.Joshua knelt in front of me, taking my hands. "What are you going to do? The wedding's tomorrow.""There won't be a wedding.""Emma..." Joshua's voice softened. "You know what this means. The alliance—""I know exactly what it means." I pulled my hands away. "War with the humans. Donovan's father is planning to use our syndicate's connections to strike first. But I won't be the weapon they use.

Emma's POV"You have to break her. Get her to sign over her father's estate before she turns twenty-one. A wolf like her cannot be collared with empty promises.’’On the night before my wedding, I overheard my fiancé talking to his father.I stood frozen outside the door. It felt as if my chest had been torn open.My fiancé, Donovan, is the son of the most influential Alpha King, Aldrich, in all the lands.Tomorrow, Donovan and I are supposed to get married. In the one year Donovan and I dated, I thought we’d fallen in love. Only now, I hear that it had been a plan to trick me and make me trust him.The birthday cake I'd baked for my fiancé remained stuck in my hands as I stood frozen outside Donovan's office.My name is Emma Vittori. My father is the most feared and brutal alpha. Our pack does not fall under Alpha King Aldrich’s rule. We run the biggest independent werewolf pack that started off as a mafia empire.When I turn 21, I will take over as mafia donna, while my older brothe