Dire Bound (The Wolves of Ruin, #1)

by Sable Sorensen

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my twenty-three years alive, it’s this: women in pain give men confidence.

But everyone knows that the direwolves almost exclusively choose people who come from Bonded families. Privilege begets more privilege, a never-ending cycle.

“Meryn, why do you think we fought through the Ascent with you? You have that strength, too—the same drive to prove everyone else wrong. Maybe you’re a commoner. Maybe you’re stuck. But who cares? Fight harder.”

I’m not that little girl anymore. Life forced me to grow up and there’s no turning back the clock.