Scarlett thought escaping captivity meant freedom. She was wrong.Haunted by years of torment, Scarlett returns to her pack a shadow of the girl she once was—her body hardened, her wolf feral, and her heart locked behind walls built by pain. Survival taught her to trust no one, not even herself, and her family’s love feels as foreign as the laughter she once knew.But peace isn’t hers to keep. Whispers echo from the forests, shadows shift in the dark, and the ghost of Shaun—the monster who tried to break her—looms closer. With a growing rogue army and forced bonds threatening everything Scarlett holds dear, she realizes she can’t outrun her past forever.Beside her stands Ryland, her mate and the alpha who refuses to give up on her, even as Scarlett struggles to trust the bond that ties them together. With her family, friends, and a pack that refuses to let her fall, Scarlett must learn to control the feral power within her and fight back before the shadows swallow them all.But to defeat Shaun, Scarlett must first face the darkness inside herself—the wild, untamed wolf she’s become—and decide if her strength is a curse… or the key to saving them all. -- Book 2 in the Moonlight series Book 1: Echos of the Moon

Story Description: Echoes of the Moon Scarlett’s world shattered at sixteen. What began as an ordinary life filled with teenage hopes and family love spiraled into a nightmare of betrayal, captivity, and survival. Abducted by her father—her tormentor—and betrayed by those she once trusted, she endured unspeakable horrors, losing not just her freedom but her sense of self. Now, after almost four years, Scarlett has escaped the darkness that nearly consumed her, returning to a home that feels like a stranger’s embrace. Haunted by scars—both seen and unseen—she grapples with a family who barely recognizes the girl they lost and a mate bond that pulls her toward Ryland, the alpha who claims her but is still a stranger in her fractured world. Caught between the weight of her past and the uncertainty of her future, Scarlett fights to reclaim her identity, to understand the bond she never asked for, and to trust again—both in herself and those who stand by her side. With Griffin, the gruff survivor who helped her escape, and Kara, Ryland’s spirited sister, Scarlett begins to rebuild, one broken piece at a time. But healing isn’t linear, and neither is trust. As tensions rise, secrets unravel, and enemies linger in the shadows, Scarlett must decide: Will she remain the girl who survived, or will she rise as something more? Echoes of the Moon is a powerful tale of survival, resilience, and the search for identity. Brimming with raw emotion, betrayal, unexpected alliances, and the pull of an undeniable bond, it is a story of finding strength in the face of the unimaginable—and learning to trust the echoes of one’s heart. --- book 1 in the moonlight series