When you have a stutter as bad as I do, it's hard not to just give up on talking all-together. That's certainly what I've done since coming to Bedford High. And let me tell you, it's hard to make friends when everybody thinks you're a dummy and a mute, much less find love! And yet, in my senior year, that's what finally happened...

There was a time for Ariel when being mated to Marcus sounded like a dream come true. She was the daughter of the packs previous alpha, and he was a powerful male who seemed destined to succeed her father. By his side she would be the pack's new Luna, and in her mind they'd live happily ever after. Years later, and things aren't at all what she imagined they would be. Marcus has grown cruel and abuses his bride, and under his rule the pack has come to value little besides strength and power. When Ariel's life comes to an end through in one final betrayal, though, the Mood Goddess gifts her with an opportunity to set things right....