Cadrian has faced rejection over and over again. Rejection from her mate, Xavier. Rejection from her sister, Holly. Rejection from her brother, Parker. And rejection from every single member of her pack. She has no parents, so love was rare to her. The only one who cared for her was her old Alpha, Xavier's father, but after he was gone, she was thrown out to face the world alone.
Three years later, Cadrian is back. Not alone, no, she's back with her new family, one of the strongest packs in the world. She's no longer the girl who was too weak to take care of herself. Now she's a strong willed fighter with a stone heart, ready to take anyone and anything head-on.
So what happens when she comes face to face with the people who had put her through the pain that has left her scarred forever?
absolutely 5 stars ***** for this story, and i highly recommended this story for werewolf addicted..lol.krn sumpah,ceritanya mank keren.ren...ren..:) read this story is like...hmmm,naik rollercoaster ada sedih (banyak sedih malah),kesal,kecewa,terutama marah,benci benci benci, dan terakhir, krn "rasa benci tdk akan prnah membawamu kmanapun krn pelan tp pst membawa kehancuran bagi diri sendiri" yg tersisa adalah "mencoba berdamai pd dunia" krn "pengalaman akan mendewasakanmu,smua berproses shg kt menjadi apa yg telah kt lalui,setidaknya smua ad hikmah...." ok,let's start.. cadrian forrest berusia 12thn ketika kehilangan ortunya,ortu yg bener2 sayang,krn wlw pun punya sodara laki2 (parker), n sodara perempuan (holly)mrk berdua ga lebih daripada sodara brengsek yg suka mem-bully adik sendiri,baik itu d sekolah maupun d sekitar.pd saat ortunya msh hidup,holly n parker ga berani secara terang-terangan d rmh.but after ortu mrk terbunuh oleh para hunters, pas ketika cadrian berusia 12thn dan d hari ultahnya (ortunya meninggal krn melindungi cadrian yg mendadak terkepung oleh para hunters d tengah hutan sendirian setelah holly yg semakin iri ma cadrian setelah dpt hadiah kalung yg indah dari ortunya dg sadis blg kalo ortunya sbnernya ga sayanglah ma cadrian,ud gtu d blg lemah, waste of space n was a mistake dan bla bla smua hal yg bkin sakit hati utk d dengar. pesan terakhir ortunya utk cadrian adalah "be strong.." tp selanjutnya sangat2 berat utk menjalankan pesan terakhir tsb.secara, holly malah blg secara terang2an d dpn smua anggota pack kalo ortunya mati krn cadrian,trus dg kasar ngambil kalung hadiah terakhir ortunya.dipandang dgn penuh rasa jijik oleh anggota pack yg lain, hanya sang pemimpin (alpha archer)yg tdk menyalahkan cadrian, selalu bkin cadrian tersenyum dan tertawa sepeninggal ortunya,alpha archer hanya satu2 nya teman bagi adrian,selain dia, smua yg ad d pack memusuhinya,menghina,mempermalukan,dan smua yg bkin mw nangis baca ni cerita.gmn ga, dia dah jd spt pelayan, d suruh ini itu,ga d kasih baju yg pantas,ga d ksh izin utk sekolah(krn holly n parker menilai sekolah cuma buang2 waktu aj buat cadrian dan sbg wali mrk melarang)d usia 16thn alpha archer meninggal krn terbunuh,meninggalkan cadrian sendirian d tengah org2 yg membencinya,bahkan soul mate nya pun menolak cadrian.mw tw siapa mate nya?putranya archer,the next alpha...xavier.ni si xavier bner2 kurang ajar,masa soulmate sndiri d tolak, d pukul,d hina d dpn smua,d tampar,tendang,aduuhhh...pingin dah nggeplaknya saking keterlaluannya.dan terakhir, bahkan xavier dgn membabi-buta setelah dpt kbr ayahnya meninggal dg emosi mukulin cadrian mpe babak belur,bahkan nyaris mati.cadrian dah minta tlg,tp smua ga ad yg nolong,hanya ngeliat aj.untungnya hayden (sahabat xavier sekaligus beta terbaru)turun tangan,nenangin emosi xavier.sbnernya hayden suka ma cadrian,tp ga bs melakukan apapun utk nolong,hanya bs ngeliat aj selama ini org2 se-packnya membully cadrian.tp plg ga d saat genting tiap xavier dg emosi nampar ato mencekik cadrian hayden lgsg turun tgn.dan d adakanlah pertemuan pack sepeninggal alpha archer, dan xavier pun menjadi alpha..dg penuh kebencian, holly ngusulin agar seluruh anggota pack ngusir cadrian dari pack mrk,dan d setujui oleh smua anggota pack yg lain.hayden hanya bs diam,smentara xavier dg dingin menyetujui.dg menangis dan memohon-mohon pd xavier,cadrian mohon agar jgn d usir,krn dia dah ga punya siapa-siapa lg,ga ad tempat utk d tuju,dan bilang kalo dia mencintai xavier tanpa syarat bahkan setelah smua perlakuan buruk xavier pd nya.tp xavier dg dingin tetap ngusir cadrian, dan blg kalo dlm 30menit cadrian ga segera meninggalkan wilayah pack maka siapapun yg ad d pack berhak membunuhnya.sblum pergi dg sedih dan penuh rasa benci cadrian blg k xavier kalo kelak xavier bakal menyesal telah mengusirnya. hari-hari setelah d usir cadrian lalui dg penuh ketakutan,terus melangkah,tp ga tw kemana.yg paling sedih,cadrian sempat d rape ma 6 pria,nyaris mati d tembak peluru silver,dan akhirnya berada d sebuah pack yg merupakan pack terkuat d wilayah US. bertemu jebadiah,sang alpha yg blm bertemu mate nya dan anggota pack yg lain.darren,sierra,zane,dll.pelan tp pasti cadrian berubah menjadi makin kuat(dia berlatih habis-habisan)krn ga mw jd were yg lemah lg.dan semakin cantik...dan dg smua yg d lalui dia smakin dewasa d usianya yg msh muda.... darren,jebadiah mencintainya,dan smua pria mengaguminya (bayangin,dari semula ga d pandang,hingga akhirnya smua pria tua muda tiap lewat pst noleh 2 kali ma cadrian)d pack yg baru dia d panggil cade,utk melupakan masa lalunya yg pahit.baginya cadrian sdh ga ad lg.hhhhhhhhh brtemu lg ma xavier stelah 3 thn,bs d bayangin gmn mendadak xavier terpesona ma cade yg baru..tp tentu sajaaa cade ogahh ma xavier,baginya smua dah jd masa lalu.wlwpun mrk mate,tp cade ga mw balik..dan dsnilah smua makin bertambah seru...haydenyg berani blg langsung ttg perasaannya yg terpendam,jebadiah ma cade yg pacaran selama 3 thn ni...namun takdir tdk memihak ma hubungan mrk.hiks hiks..mw tw akhirnya cade ma siapa??lebih baik baca langsung,krn jujur saya ga pandai bkin ripiu.ni baru pertama sepanjang gni.d bela-belain bkin krn terpesona ma ceritanya....d jamin ga nyesel bacanya...:)krn saiiia aj mpe begadang baca krn saking penasarannya.wkwkwkwk.cari aj d wattpad,kalo mw lgsg baca.ok?? :) ni one of my most fave werewolf stories.
Mainly outlines rejected mates and how they face the excruciating pain and heartbreak at the same time; it deeply moved me.. The first few chapters already had me in tears! Oh my god.. I do not know how other readers coped with this. But I MUST say.. This book was one of my favorite books in Wattpad. From what I remember prior to reading this book a year ago.. She got rejected by her mate, struggled to keep her life back on track and finds another man worthy of her love. BUT then this man just.. spoiled it. In the werewolf world, EVERYONE has a mate... And things could get messy if you mate with someone who clearly is NOT your mate.
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Xavier is a bastard but still I was really hopping that Cadrian will take him back, because I really wanted her to forgive him eventhough he did terrible things to her but when Xavier got shot GEEEZZZZ I felt like hating Cadrian for not taking him back or cherish the time they had left just like what Xavier suggested.
Cadrian's life is miserable, not only being rejected by her mate, but also by her siblings and pack mate, but then she find Jeb and I thought that she will end up with him because they are so good together. Eventhough at the end she seem happy with her new life, I was still feeling sad :(
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Years later after reading this story, it still marked me. Probably because it was the first 'novel' that made me feel a lot of things. I felt angry and satisfaction from her transformation. But, at the end, I was shockingly in tears and forgiving.
I seriously can't explain how much I love this book! Ive found it on Wattpad forever ago and have read it over and over again! I absolutely love this story!