Moving into her stepfather's mansion was supposed to give eighteen-year-old Elena Hart and her mother a fresh start. Instead, it brought her face to face with the one boy she wanted nothing to do with.Adrian Blackwood is rich, handsome, arrogant, and the most popular boy at Blackthorn Academy. Every girl wants him, and he has never had trouble getting their attention. Unfortunately for Elena, he is also her new stepbrother.At school, Elena wants nothing more than to keep her distance from him. She knows what will happen if the other girls discover they live under the same roof. They will turn her peaceful life into a nightmare.But avoiding Adrian becomes impossible when he suddenly grabs her hand during the academy's opening ceremony. His eyes turn golden, his expression changes, and a strange growl escapes his throat."Mate!"The entire hall falls silent.Adrian Blackwood, the future Alpha of one of the most powerful werewolf packs, has just found his fated mate. And that girl is his stepsister.Elena wants nothing to do with a boy who has spent years playing with girls' feelings. Adrian, however, cannot explain why his wolf recognizes her as the one person he has been searching for his entire life.Their situation grows even more complicated when jealous girls target Elena, dangerous secrets about her family surface, and her quiet mother starts acting as though she is hiding something terrible.Elena soon discovers that she is not an ordinary girl. She is the daughter of a powerful Alpha whose mysterious death changed the future of the werewolf world.Someone has spent eighteen years hiding her identity. Now that her powers are awakening, that person is ready to do anything to keep her silent.As Adrian struggles to protect the girl he loves, Elena must decide whether she can trust the boy fate has chosen for her.But what happens when she discovers that his father helped cover up her own father's death?And what will she do when the people trying to destroy her are the same people who brought her into Adrian's life?Adrian has always believed he can get anything he wants. But winning Elena's heart may be the one thing he cannot force.Because fate may have chosen them for each other, but loving each other will be their choice.