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Ava Peters has spent years trying to disappear inside Blackwood Alpha Academy. As the Headmaster’s daughter, she should be respected, but at eighteen she is the only student who still hasn’t awakened her wolf. Pitied by teachers, whispered about by classmates, and mocked by the academy’s hockey team, Ava pours her thoughts into private diary entries addressed to the Moon Goddess, the only place where she dares to speak honestly.
The only place Ava has ever felt safe is the ice rink. Hockey reminds her of a happier childhood and offers a refuge from the rumors that follow her everywhere. But even that sanctuary is tainted when Jace Walker, captain of the Blackwood Wolves and future Alpha of Silver Ridge, begins calling her “Puck Bunny.” Jace knows the nickname is a lie—Ava has never chased hockey players—but he keeps using it because teasing her makes his teammates laugh.
His wolf, Onyx, sees something entirely different. While Jace notices only a shy, wolfless girl, Onyx recognizes quiet strength, hidden pain, and a mystery neither of them can explain.
When Jace’s failing English grade threatens his captaincy, he is assigned mandatory tutoring with Ava. Forced together three afternoons a week, their constant arguments slowly become reluctant respect as Jace begins to understand the damage his teasing has caused. Meanwhile, Onyx’s growing fascination with Ava raises questions Jace can no longer ignore.
As strange instincts awaken and long-buried secrets surrounding Ava’s birth begin to surface, she discovers she may not be the broken girl everyone believes she is. And if the truth is revealed, it could change not only Ava’s future, but the fate of Blackwood Alpha Academy itself.
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