After being claimed by seven different beast clans, betrayed seven times, and nearly killed more times than she can count, Layla is done with family. Then Grayridge becomes the eighth clan to claim her—and this time, they're actually her biological family. Too bad they already have Vera, the sweet adopted daughter everyone would rather believe. No matter how Vera frames her, Layla's parents hesitate, and her brother Kane always takes Vera's side. But after surviving the same nightmare seven times, Layla has stopped trying to prove herself. She only wants one thing: to die, leave this world, and retire with the gold mine waiting for her. There's just one problem. Every time Layla tries to die, the family that never believed her suddenly becomes desperate to keep her alive. And when the truth behind her seven previous "families" finally comes out, Grayridge realizes far too late exactly what they've done to their real daughter.