Moonlit Bonds

In a world where werewolves rule, can love bloom in the darkest of prejudices? Ava Grey is an anomaly, a wolfless shifter living within the strict hierarchy of the Blackwood Pack, making her an outcast, scorned by her own family and packmates. Forced to endure constant bullying and treated as less than nothing, Ava finds refuge working at a human coffee shop, a sanctuary far removed from the judgment and cruelty of her own kind. Her only confidante, Lisa, a human oblivious to the supernatural world around her, urges Ava to break free from the chains of her oppressive pack and forge a new destiny. But leaving is not as simple as packing a bag. The intricate laws of the shifters bind Ava to her pack, and the only viable escape is through finding a mate in another pack, a prospect that fills her with both hope and dread. Despite the deep-seated animosity from her family, Ava clings to fading memories of a time when she was loved, before they realized she was different, before the wolf failed to manifest within her. Now, she perseveres through their neglect, and sometimes open hostility, clinging to the hope that a mate might offer her salvation. However, a nagging fear lingers: what if she is destined to remain alone, or worse, what if a new pack offers only a different brand of cruelty? One fateful night, while driving home through the shadowy paths of Blackwood territory, a colossal figure emerges from the dense forest, causing Ava to lose control and crash. Injured and disoriented, she fights to restart her sputtering car, only to realize she is not alone. Two piercing yellow eyes watch her from the edge of the trees, a silent, ominous presence lurking in the darkness. Will this encounter be her salvation, or will it plunge her further into the nightmare of her existence as an unshifted werewolf in a world that despises her very being?