Direwolf Academy Series by Ivy Rosewood

I’ve always felt like something was watching me from the trees. The pull toward the wild. The sense that I don’t belong anywhere. The way my heart races when wolves howl in the distance. Then I meet him. A dangerous alpha with a reputation that makes even other shifters step back. Cold. Controlled. Untouchable. Except around me. He watches me like I’m a problem he doesn’t know how to solve. Protects me when he shouldn’t. Leaves every time things get too close... moreI’ve always felt like something was watching me from the trees. The pull toward the wild. The sense that I don’t belong anywhere. The way my heart races when wolves howl in the distance. Then I meet him. A dangerous alpha with a reputation that makes even other shifters step back. Cold. Controlled. Untouchable. Except around me. He watches me like I’m a problem he doesn’t know how to solve. Protects me when he shouldn’t. Leaves every time things get too close. He says I don’t belong at the Direwolf Academy. Says it’s too dangerous. Says staying away is the only way to keep me safe. But when an acceptance letter arrives with my name on it, I know the truth. Whatever I am—. Whatever’s waking up inside me—the academy is where it will be unleashed. And the alpha who keeps walking away? He’s about to pay the price for it. less

He rejected me in front of everyone. Now he can't stop watching me. I came to the Direwolf Academy with nothing—no pack, no rank, no idea what I was. Then the bond snapped. Every wolf in that arena felt it. Every wolf saw the most powerful alpha heir look me in the eye and say five words that shattered everything. She is nothing to me. He claims it's for my protection. That the mate bond between us could trigger a madness that's destroyed his bloodline for generations... moreHe rejected me in front of everyone. Now he can't stop watching me. I came to the Direwolf Academy with nothing—no pack, no rank, no idea what I was. Then the bond snapped. Every wolf in that arena felt it. Every wolf saw the most powerful alpha heir look me in the eye and say five words that shattered everything. She is nothing to me. He claims it's for my protection. That the mate bond between us could trigger a madness that's destroyed his bloodline for generations. But his protection looks a lot like abandonment when another alpha stakes his claim—a cruel, calculating wolf who sees me as a bloodline to own, a weapon to control. Now I'm fighting to survive claiming trials I don't understand, navigating a hierarchy designed to crush me, and trying to control a power that's been dormant for three generations. A power that makes wolves kneel. The alpha who rejected me watches from the shadows. I feel him through the bond he refuses to complete—his hunger, his fear, his desperate need to touch what he won't let himself have. He thinks staying away will save me. He has no idea what's waking up inside me. Or what it will cost us both. Rejected Mate is Book 2 in the Direwolf Academy series, a steamy wolf shifter academy romance featuring a rejected mate/fated mates trope, a tortured alpha hero, and a heroine who refuses to break. 3-4 🌶️ heat level. Ends on a cliffhanger. less