On the night of her eighteenth birthday, everything changes.She discovers she's a werewolf—and worse, she's the mate of the most feared Alpha in the supernatural world.But when he sees her, he doesn't claim her.He rejects her.She leaves his pack determined to forget him, only to discover that her existence is connected to a secret the werewolf world has been hiding for generations.Now someone is hunting her.The Alpha who rejected her is the only person powerful enough to protect her.And the closer they get to the truth, the more dangerous their bond becomes.Because she isn't just his rejected mate.She's the one person who could bring his entire pack to its knees.

THE GIRL IN ROOM 17When nineteen-year-old Elle Bennett arrives at Blackwood University, she expects the usual things: new friends, difficult classes, and a little freedom.She doesn't expect to discover a photograph of a girl she's never met.A girl who supposedly never existed.The girl in the photograph is Miriam Hale—a student who, according to Elle's roommate, the university, and every official record, has never attended Blackwood.But Elle remembers meeting her.And the photograph proves they were together.Then Elle finds a message written on the back of the photograph:DON'T TELL THEM ABOUT ROOM 17.There is only one problem.Room 17 has supposedly been empty for years.As Elle begins digging into Blackwood's history, she discovers that Miriam isn't the first student to disappear—and the university has gone to extraordinary lengths to keep the truth buried.Someone is watching Elle.Someone knows what she's looking for.And the closer she gets to Room 17, the more she begins to wonder whether finding Miriam was ever really the mystery...Maybe the real mystery is why Miriam wanted Elle to find her.