Intro. Scars... Some are worn on the outside and read like a book, others are hidden on the inside, unseen but shape every fabric of our being. His mate appears human who is deaf and has the ability to sense the energy and aura of other people and animals. What they don't know, not even her is that she is a werewolf but the bond between her and her wolf was broken due to the extremely traumatic childhood she had.
One day she is at the farmers market with her best friend Jude and working the stall with her business partner Trish when they get an order for delivery so her friends help her load up everything and she drives to the address and sees a huge house half rock and half wood and she parks and 2 people come out and introduce themselves, the woman is Claire and the man is Jace. They thank her and hope to get a weekly delivery set up and start unloading. As they work Alpha Alaric comes out and notices her scent jasmine and cherry blossoms and recognizes her as his mate.