On the night Evangeline Draven turns nineteen, her entire world shatters. With a smile that could light up a room and a heart too fragile to beat for long, she’s spent her life being the light in everyone’s darkness—only to be cast aside by the one who was meant to love her most. Her fated mate. The Alpha. The man who rejected her in front of the entire pack. Broken and humiliated, Evangeline flees into the woods—only to awaken as something no one expected: the Red Wolf, a mythical creature destined to either destroy or save the werewolf race. Found on the brink of death by a rogue with fierce green eyes and a past as dark as her future, Evangeline discovers that true love doesn’t always come in the form you expect… and neither does true power. Now hunted by her past and hailed as a savior by outlaws, Evangeline must rise from the ashes of rejection to become the Luna of a new pack—and the storm her old Alpha never saw coming. One mate rejected her. Another would die to protect her. But only she can decide her fate. "Fractured Mate" is a gripping tale of heartbreak, hidden power, and a revenge so sweet it howls at the moon.
View MoreThe sky above MoonClaw Pack looked like someone had spilled blue ink and glitter all over it. Lanterns hung everywhere, bobbing in the breeze, tossing light across the birch trees and making the courtyard look—honestly?—like a scene straight out of a fairy tale, if fairy tales had barbecue smoke and a bunch of sweaty werewolves. They were celebrating the warriors coming back from taking down some rogues. Everyone was laughing, someone was absolutely murdering the drums, and the air? Forget about breathing, it was just wall-to-wall roasted meat and herbs.
But Evangeline Draven—Eva to her actual friends—wasn’t really feeling the party vibes.
Tonight was her nineteenth birthday. Big deal, right? Except, for werewolves, it kind of was. Tonight was “find your mate” night. Supposedly magical, but Eva mostly felt her heart doing that annoying fluttering thing. Not because she was excited. Not really. Her heart was a mess anyway, always had been—a busted, traitorous piece of garbage that made every day feel like walking a tightrope. But tonight, she was hoping for something different. Like maybe, just maybe, she’d find the person who was supposed to love her, broken parts and all.
“Eva!” Hann’s voice cut through the noise, and thank the Moon Goddess for her. Hann was basically her ride-or-die, the only one who didn’t treat her like she was about to fall over dead at any second. Hann pushed through the crowd, braid swinging, grinning like she owned the place.
“You look like you fell out of a legend,” Hann said, dusting off Eva’s dress in a way that was more for show than anything. “Not like the girl with the cursed heart.”
Eva snorted. “You’re gonna jinx it, you know. Maybe the Moon Goddess will throw me a bone for once.”
“You deserve it.”
Maybe. Eva chewed her lip, eyes sliding over to the platform where the big man himself was supposed to show up—Alpha Kieran Cross. Youngest Alpha ever, yadda yadda, everyone acted like he was some kind of werewolf superhero. Whispers went around that he could kill a rogue just by looking at him funny. The guy had that vibe, sure—dark, intense, the kind of dude you’d cross the street to avoid, but also, like, hot. Stupidly hot, if she was being honest. And yeah, maybe a tiny, traitorous part of her hoped he was her mate. Ridiculous, right?
The music faded out, everyone straightened up like soldiers, and then—boom, there he was. Kieran, all in black, stepping out of the shadows with his warriors behind him, looking like he owned the moon itself. His eyes were sharp enough to cut glass, and when he scanned the crowd, Eva felt like a mouse in front of a really good-looking hawk.
Then he saw her.
Everything stopped. Her heart tripped, then forgot how to work entirely. He looked right at her—eyes narrowing, jaw clenched—and for a second, she couldn’t breathe. It felt like the whole world pressed in on her, hot and heavy, and for the first time ever, her wolf actually woke up. Like, hey, what’s up, you’re alive.
Mate.
That single word crashed through her like a wrecking ball.
Kieran’s nostrils flared. He started walking straight toward her. The crowd parted like he was Moses and they were the Red Sea or whatever. Silence fell, everyone watching.
She shook, honestly seconds away from ugly-crying. After everything, all the pain, the whispers, the feeling like a walking cautionary tale—here it was. Her mate. The real deal.
“Kieran…” she managed, looking up at him. He was a solid wall of unreadable, cold perfection.
And then he said it. “I reject you.”
It punched the breath out of her. Her knees went jelly.
“I, Alpha Kieran Cross of MoonClaw, reject you, Evangeline Draven, as my mate.”
The crowd gasped. Like, actual audible gasps. So dramatic.
“No…” The word barely made it past her lips. “You can’t.”
Kieran didn’t even flinch. “I need a Luna strong enough to stand beside me. Not a burden.”
Wow. Just, wow. Like her heart needed another crack in it.
Kieran turned, didn’t even bother to look back, and headed for the stage. Ariella Moon—the blonde from Red Dawn Pack, the one who looked like she belonged on a perfume ad—wrapped herself around his arm like she’d been waiting for this exact moment. He held her hand up, all proud.
“This is my mate,” he announced.
The crowd went nuts.
Eva’s world? Yeah, it pretty much exploded right then.
All she remembered was Hann yelling her name, and then her legs disappeared. Gravity, meet Eva.
Cold air slapped her awake as she ran, barefoot, through the woods. Tears streaming, dress all ripped up, Eva just kept going until her lungs felt like they were going to explode. Her heart—useless, traitorous thing—started pounding, then slowing, then just… not.
She finally collapsed at the roots of some ancient tree, moonlight all over her like a bad joke.
“Is this it?” she croaked, staring at the sky. “Really? This is how it ends?”
Everything shook. Inside her, something just… snapped.
And then, everything changed.
She let out this raw, guttural scream—honestly, it barely sounded human. Snap, snap—her bones went off like popcorn. Heat blazed under her skin, veins on fire, the world swimming in and out of focus. That wolf inside her? The one she’d shoved down for years? Boom. No more hiding. It just exploded out, wild and pissed off.
Except, this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill shift. Nah. Her fur wasn’t the usual brown, gray, or black. Nope. She came out drenched in red—like, blood-red. The kind of red that makes you stare and forget how to breathe, burning crazy-bright under the moon.
Yeah. The red wolf. The one from the stupid stories.
She bolted. Fast as hell. Way faster than she’d ever managed in her regular skin. Trees smeared into green streaks, her wolf letting loose a howl that said, Don’t even think about messing with me. Felt like she’d been waiting her whole damn life for this.
Then—nothing. Just silence, sudden and heavy.
Adrenaline bailed on her. She crashed under some ancient oak, the ground tilting like she’d just gotten off a merry-go-round from hell. Legs gave out. She shifted back—skin bare, covered in bruises, shaking like a leaf.
And her heart? Just… stopped.
Not too far off, Silas Woods had his hand clenched around the dagger on his thigh, eyes sharp. The rogues were just over the ridge, apparently plotting some heroic jailbreak for their buddies snatched by the MoonClaw Pack.
He was about to give the go-ahead—then froze. Nose twitching.
There it was. A scent, strong and sweet, punched him in the face.
Wildflowers. Dirt. Smoke. Honey, somehow.
His wolf nearly broke loose. Mate.
Before he could overthink it, Silas was gone, darting through the trees like a shadow, following that scent—heart pounding, feet silent. He found her. This girl—barely holding on. Curled up under the moon, skin paper-white, not moving.
He dropped beside her, knees in the dirt, hand shaking as he reached for her cheek.
The second their skin touched, her eyes snapped open.
Blue? Not anymore. They burned orange-gold, wild and unreal.
And just like that, the world kind of stopped.
“Mate,” they breathed, voices tangled together, perfect and broken at the same time.
RedHowl Territory – Northern WatchtowerAriella, man, she was born with the cheat codes for getting her way. Little tilt of the chin. Hold a gaze just a beat longer than polite. Sigh like her heart’s made of glass. She’d figured out the game before she could even shift—knew most wolves needed to feel important, not just wild.Difference was, she never needed anyone. Not really.And yet—look at her now. Northern edge of RedHowl’s watchtower, freezing her ass off, waiting on a guy who didn’t give her the usual hungry stare. Drew. Too damn noble for his own good. That face—jaw like he could bite through steel, eyes that made you want to confess your sins, and a heart so soft it should be illegal.Guy was basically a walking contradiction: perfect mark, perfect threat.She yanked her gloves tighter. There he was, coming up the path, patrol gear fitting him like armor, hair a wild mess. Moody as hell. Didn’t so much as twitch a smile when he saw her. Typical.“Ariella.” He kept it moving,
Eastern Ridge, RedHowl BorderlandKieran hunkered down behind a busted birch, nose full of blood and smoke. The supply cart was still burning, just over there—close enough to feel the heat if he wanted. MoonClaw symbols, all jagged and freshly scrawled, glared at him from a tree. Real subtle, huh? Taunt written in sap.Somewhere behind him, Bran wheezed like a dying bellows, hand jammed into his side. Guy was ghost-pale, sweat pooling at his hairline. Honestly, he looked about two minutes from checking out.Recon, they’d said. Just a little peek at a MoonClaw trail. No heroics, no drama. Guess someone forgot to tell MoonClaw.“Three dead,” Tova whispered, crouched up close. She tried to sound tough, but her voice had that wobble—like she might throw up. “Two taken.”Kieran clenched his jaw so hard his teeth hurt. This was all wrong. They’d moved at dusk, thinking they were the shadows. He’d seen the broken branches, the tracks—hell, he’d followed them. Should’ve known. Should’ve felt
Location: Hollowmere Glade – Verdant Circle Territory (Witch Clan)Man, the fog in Hollowmere didn’t play around—it wrapped around RedHowl’s crew like some overenthusiastic ghost dog. Evangeline yanked her cloak tighter, nerves prickling. This forest? Yeah, it had a vibe. Old, hush-hush, like it was hiding every nasty secret from a hundred blood rituals no one wanted to talk about.Hann, never the subtle type, muttered, “Magic stinks in this place.” His hand hovered near his sword, just in case the trees got any ideas.Silas shut him down real quick. “Show some respect. We’re guests here. We need them, not the other way round.”Hann just grunted—classic.So, six of them—Silas in front, Evangeline right behind, Hann, Selina, Nox the scout, and Drew (still limping from the last scrap with rogues, but Silas insisted he come anyway). Ariella? Nowhere in sight. Evangeline figured that was about power, not absence.In the center of the glade, they hit a circle of mossy old stones, all gathe
RedHowl Territory, Midnight ClearingDamn, the moon was on some main character energy tonight—full-on spotlight mode, dumping silver all over the clearing and turning every blade of grass into magic carpet territory. Even the trees looked freaky, all stretched out and twitchy. Crickets kept up their weird static soundtrack, but honestly? The whole forest had that vibe like it was waiting for the next disaster, all tight and wired.Evangeline hugged herself, practically glued to that busted stone well like it might keep her from flying apart. Her wolf was right there under the surface, restless as hell, itching to claw its way out and raise some chaos. Don’t even get her started on the mate bond. That thing was frying her nerves—like sticking your finger in a socket, all jittery and raw, making her want to crawl out of her own skin.She felt Silas coming before she saw him—classic. Guy always acted like she was made of glass. Drove her up the wall. A tiny part of her almost wanted him
The moon was out, bold as hell—couldn’t mind its business if it tried. Everything below looked sharp and jagged, like the world just got outlined in cold neon. Trees doing their best haunted house impression, all clawed branches and drama, eavesdropping on her bad mood. Wind kept poking at her, too, like it had nothing better to do, making the leaves gossip and hiss. Evangeline stomped along the edge, boots crunching dead leaves and, honestly, probably some unidentifiable grossness. Wolf senses buzzing, skin prickly, but she played it cool. Or tried to.Truth? She just needed out. Head was a blender, thoughts all chopped up. Maybe she’d scream at the sky, maybe not. Maybe just stand there and let the dark chew on her for a while. Anything but self-destructing under all that thinking.Back there? No thanks. That place was a pressure cooker—war drums in the background, people scheming, everyone whispering about “fate” like it’s this contagious rash. Eyes on her, waiting for some miracle
Jeez, that moon was furious.All swollen and sickly red, hanging so low it felt like it might plop right onto your head if you stared at it wrong. The woods? Silent. Not even a cricket. Like everything had just... stopped.Evangeline stood dead center in the clearing, toes numb, breath fogging in the chill. The trees crowded in around her—gnarled and hunched like they wanted to pick a fight.She knew it had to be a dream. Her brain whispered it, all logical and calm.But her body? Her body knew.Every nerve screamed. Her heart was trying to punch its way out of her chest. Not quite fear—more that electric buzz right before everything breaks.Then—wham.It appeared.The biggest damn wolf she’d ever seen—and she’d seen enough to know this one wasn’t normal. Eyes burning like someone lit a lantern behind them. Shadowy, massive, fur bristling like it couldn’t decide whether to devour her or bolt. It opened its mouth.No sound.Just wind, curling through the trees, hissing like it knew sec
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