Book 2. Chapter 1

Karina

Life really was ever fair to me, even if I was the oldest of thirty siblings. Somehow, all twenty-nine of my brothers and sisters had managed to get wolves. All of them, even though they were younger than me. But did I get one? No, not Karina. I was forced to endure life without one, and that meant I’d never have the chance at a mate either. Even though mom had six men that loved her to death, I was destined to be alone forever. Alone and tortured. Maybe if I hurried home while people were still filtering out from the building, I’d have a chance at being left alone today.

“Rushing home so soon, Karen?” chirped a pretty blond cheerleader. She lounged against her boyfriend’s cherry-red car and smirked over at me. “I thought we were going to have so much fun together.” her eyes were filled with malice.

Fun? The last time that witch had managed to capture me she’d locked me inside a locker for hours. But that hadn’t been good enough for her. She shoved ma