Having grown up rejected by my Pack and sleeping on the ground, I'd spent my entire life begging for food and enduring the horrors of hell.

The reason for this is that my father abandoned my mother, which prompted her to seek retribution against me!

After making my way away from those who wanted to rape me, I came face to face with my mate later that same night.

The most powerful Alpha King! Zachary.

I thought to myself, at long last, my fortune had smiled upon me! The first time we met, however, I was surprised when he offered me a deal: he wanted me to be his mistress.

That means I'll have the opportunity to sleep in a feather bed, be pampered, and eat delectable food.

God knows how much I wished to be free of my dreadful situation in life. That's one of the reasons I said yes.

The problem was that I didn't realize that I had put myself in serious danger from that point forward...