MADDOX: Mates are supposed to be forever, but nine years ago I found mine sleeping with another man. Every night, I both curse the Moon Goddess for pairing me with such an unfaithful woman and beg her for another chance to find a mate who could love me because a callous and unruly alpha like me isn’t cut out to raise a daughter with a disability on his own.

But the years pass by, and I find myself loathing everyone, especially that son of a bitch’s daughter, Jade. She is a constant reminder of who her father used to be before I killed him. When the Chaos hits for the first time in nine years like a motherf--kin’ train, I stare at Jade from across the dark forest and vow that I would never let another woman get close enough to hurt me again, especially if she’s my mate.

JADE: Mates mean nothing, at least that’s what my father said when he cheated on Mom with the luna of our pack.

I didn’t believe in them then, and I don’t believe in them now. And nothing, not even the Chaos, could change my mind. But when the forest goes dark and the Chaos descends upon the dark valley, I find myself staring back at Maddox, my alpha and the annoying prick who has made my life a living hell these past nine years.

If I hate anything more than the mate bond, it is that the Moon Goddess destines me to be with Alpha Maddox. Too bad I will never let him into my life. But the pull is stronger than I hope, and my wolf won’t let him go.

Alpha Maddox is a stand-alone novel, part of the Wolves of Chaos Valley shared universe series.