At eighteen, the omega Ella was fated to be the mate of the alpha Nathan. She had expected a Cinderella-like fairy tale, but instead, she descended into a decade-long living hell. Throughout their marriage, Nathan was a serial cheater; meanwhile, Mrs. Hale—Nathan’s mother—seized Ella’s newborn twins and orchestrated a car accident that killed Ella’s own mother, using these acts as leverage to keep her trapped within the pack. At the behest of his mistress, Sophia, Nathan pushed Ella—then eight months pregnant—down a flight of stairs. The fall resulted in the death of their third child, and Ella’s mother passed away because they could no longer afford her medical expenses. Heartbroken and utterly disillusioned, Ella severed their fated bond, relinquished custody of her children, sold their shared home, and fled. Upon waking from a nightmare, Nathan was consumed by remorse; it was only after reading Ella’s diary that he finally grasped the full extent of his own cruelty. On her deathbed, Mrs. Hale confessed to all her crimes and begged for forgiveness, but Ella flatly refused and contacted the police. Nathan ultimately turned himself in and exposed the pack’s atrocities, while Ella walked away, never once looking back.…
