Is Badlands Predator A Sequel Or Reboot?

Alpha Cassian is infamous. Infamous for surviving even after his mate died. Infamous for ruthlessly hunting and killing his enemies. Infamous for his hatred towards the rogues. The predator. That's what we call him. We lived in fear because of him. He made my life hell even though I never met him once. No rogue has ever escaped after meeting him. My father taught me to stay away from his pack and I did. I never went closer to him. But fate had other plans. I met the infamous predator. I had no choice but to join his pack and on my eighteenth birthday, I learned something that flipped my life upside down. The truth that terrified me. The truth that kept Alpha Cassian alive even after his mate died. It was me. I was the ruthless alpha's second chance mate. Yes, I was a prey mated to the predator.

For the past three years, Rhett has traveled the western continent hunting the creatures and monsters that crossed through to their realm. For three years they have searched for a way to bring back the queen of shifters, Lamia, and Kellen the king of werewolves. While Royal Beta of New Moon, Mike Pike holds the kingdom together with the abandoned queen Tala, fighting the dark army and numbers depleting by the day. King Mathias searches for Odiea hoping she can bring back his beloved queen. Rhett is sent on a journey into the unknown mountains to find the leader of the northern Lycans - Nyctimus. Little does he know he will find more than he bargained. When Ashe tasks him with an unfavorable way to reopen the veil between realms, Rhett must choose between his friends. Still mourning the loss of Jonda and leaving their child to be raised by others, Rhett comes across a hybrid like no other. One that can help reopen the veil between realms and hopefully prevent him from having to betray his friend.

“I trusted him with my people, my title, and my life. He destroyed all three.” **** Lucia Everton fought harder than anyone to protect what was left of humanity. When Alpha Reese Maddox offered peace between humans and wolves, she believed becoming his Luna was the only way to save her people from extinction. She was wrong. Reese never wanted peace. He wanted control. Lucia was nothing more than a symbol to make humanity kneel willingly before him. When she uncovers the truth, Reese destroys the southern city, murders everyone she loves, and kills her using the very anti-lycanthropy compound she created to fight the wolves. But Lucia wakes up. She is back at the beginning, the day before everything went wrong, and this time she knows exactly who Reese Maddox is and exactly what he is capable of. This time when he comes to the table with his alliance offer, she will be ready for him. She has a plan, a compound that can bring the most powerful werewolves to their knees, and a revenge that has been burning in her since the moment she died. What she does not plan for is Ryan. Cold, guarded, and carrying wounds of his own, Ryan is the one person who might actually be able to help her win this war. But the closer they get, the more secrets surface, and some of them are dangerous enough to unravel everything she has worked for. She was killed once for trusting the wrong man. She cannot afford to make the same mistake twice.

In a world where werewolves rule from the shadows, Rhett Blackwood is king. To hold his empire, he must forge a blood bond with a ruthless assassin who would rather kill him than kneel. But when one act of violence awakens a bond written in fate — and blood — they are thrown into a brutal war where love may be their only weapon… and their greatest curse.

After a brutal attack in the Wyoming wilderness, Clara Carlson wakes in a strange mountain lodge with no memory of how she got there. The last thing she remembers is hiking toward a secret waterfall—then pain, fur, and teeth. Now she’s surrounded by strangers who claim she’s no longer human. James Bishop, the lodge’s calm yet commanding leader, tells Clara she’s been bitten by a rogue werewolf and has transformed into one herself. As Alpha, he offers protection and a place within his pack—a secluded community hidden deep in the Rockies, bound by instinct, hierarchy, and secrecy. But to Clara, it feels like captivity. Struggling between disbelief and an undeniable pull toward her new instincts, Clara begins to unravel the truth about the world she’s entered. The pack is large, disciplined, and guarded—for good reason. There are threats beyond their borders: outcasts driven mad by isolation, hunters who’d expose their existence, and rival packs watching for weakness. As Clara’s powers awaken, she must decide whether to fight the change, risk escape, or accept the strange new life—and Alpha—who’s claimed her. But the more she learns about the wild world beneath the human one, the more she realizes that survival here requires more than acceptance. It demands loyalty, strength… and the courage to become the predator she never meant to be.

Kiami Lynn, remembers dying in a zombie horde after surviving 8 years of an apocalypse. Remembering how she spent her first life helping family who never truly cared, abandoning the few who genuinely loved her. Her final thoughts are filled with regret and betrayal as she succumbs to the horde, reflecting on how her misplaced loyalty led to her demise. But death is not the end, Kiami awakens ten days before the outbreak in her own past, alive, whole, and confused. She is greeted by the Ultimate Power System, a mysterious interface that grants her a Sanctuary — a space to train, store items, grow food, and prepare for survival. Within the Sanctuary, she is guided by Echo, a cryptic, riddle-speaking spirit who teaches her to cultivate new powers, master her skills, and make strategic choices. Reborn, Kiami is no longer the quiet, people-pleasing girl she once was. She is outspoken, calculating, and insightful, using the knowledge of her past life to anticipate the coming apocalypse. Over the course of ten days, she trains relentlessly, honing her reflexes, combat skills, and strategic thinking. Haunted by visions of her past mistakes, she learns the true cost of misplaced loyalty and the importance of foresight, strategy, and decisive action. Every decision carries risk, but every earned skill and reward brings her closer to becoming a survivor capable of not just enduring the apocalypse — but turning the tide of the human vs. zombie war. As the outbreak draws nearer, Kiami begins to manipulate the real world, testing her powers, setting traps, and preparing to rewrite her fate. With Echo’s riddles guiding her and the Ultimate Power System enhancing her body, mind, and strategy, she is determined that this time, nothing will stop her — no betrayal, no undead horde, no past mistakes.