Beasts of Extinction

"You're nothing. Just a nobody that wasn't wanted."I was five the first time I heard those words.They've lived in my head ever since.All I ever wanted was to belong-to be wanted. But I'm a prey shifter. A rabbit with no elemental magic. What use am I in a world full of power and predators?The guys-Lyle, Blair, Pike, and the twins, Sol and Storm-they saved me.Not just once. Over and over.They showed me strength doesn't always roar. That what I thought was a weakness might be something else entirely.With them, I finally have something I never thought I'd get: a pack.But nothing lasts forever.One day, they'll move on. Pick mates. And leave me behind.The thought terrifies me, but that is not the only thing I'm afraid of.Because lately, I've been having thoughts that don't feel like mine.Emotions I can't explain. Pain I've never lived-but feel like I have.There's something brewing inside of me. Dark. Restless. Impatient.And I don't know how much longer I can keep it buried.

I'd wanted answers.To know who I was and where I came from.How had I ended up in those woods all alone?Why didn't I have elemental magic like everyone else?What made me so different?I'd thought I wanted it more than anything, but I was wrong.Everything is spinning out of control as my past and present collide, leaving me feeling like a stranger to myself.I'd always wanted to find my home, a place where I belong, but what if home isn't a place?What if it's a feeling?Home is with the guys, and while they might drive me up the wall with their alpha tendencies, I wouldn't change a thing.I'd wanted answers, and I've got them, or at least most of them.Now, if I could just figure out what's wrong with me, we might just have a chance of surviving the man who seems intent on killing me.

They say knowledge is power. But nobody warns you of the actual cost.I wanted answers about who I am, what I am. But I wasn't ready for the truth.I'm supposed to be powerful, one of the last of my kind… yet I have never felt more helpless. I've let people down. My bonds are cracking. And the ones I love keep getting hurt. I won't keep letting that happen. No matter what it takes or who I have to turn to for help.Even if that means turning to Ryker. They say he's a monster. Maybe they're right. But I'm not afraid of him. He knows what I am up against better than anyone. He was raised by the very thing I am trying to kill. They followed me here. And if I have to follow Lyle into the Darkness to save him…. Then I will.Even if it means losing myself along the way. **Shaped by Darkness is book three in the Beasts of Extinction Series and will end on a cliffhanger.This is a full-length shifter romance that has darker elements and multiple love interests.Please read the Trigger Warnings.**