Ebony wants to belong more than anything. The daughter of a beta, she has never fit in with her easily intimidated pack mates. She has been isolated, ignored, avoided. So she does something crazy, something fully out of character... She transfers. Halfway across the country. She wants to make friends and find a pack that accepts her. She wants to love and be loved. When she meets Cole - the future Alpha of her new pack - she might just find everything she's been hoping for... Or not. With a new pack, new school, and new friends what could possibly go wrong? A lot apparently. Surviving her exchange year will be challenging enough. Surviving the future MiddleEast alpha? She'll need all the strength she can get. *** Highest Rank #3 in weak **** Abstract: As he walks out the door, the sensation of pins and needles ripples through my body. It starts off like a small current then progressively gets stronger with every minute that passes as I stare at the doorway, wishing he would walk back through yelling "surprise! I'm an arsehole and it was all a joke". Time stretches on. And on... And on. Then, as my body is consumed by pure agony, the tether connecting us to each other fully snaps. The mate bond is gone.