Emily Faye Carter has lived her entire life knowing her own blood hates her, that her people see her for the killer she is, she knows she is the daughter no one ever wanted, her life means nothing to people she calls family around her, and she knows that the day is coming when she can no longer outrun her fate. Her father wants her gone and will do anything it takes to get her out of his house. Even if that means throwing her at Malachi, the enemy. A man that she feels a pull to, a connection that she can't explain. Battling her culture, that says don't touch, don't give in to comfort he offers, can she learn to trust to give in to what he offers, to the safety in his arms? When Emily shows up at Malachi's doorstep, broken and bloody, can he save her? Can he show her that she is more than what her father sees and what she was told her whole life was? Can he resist the urge to mark her, claim her, and show her what real love looks like? The Alpha gets what he wants, right? Even if the one he wants is only seventeen.