The Alpha I Hated

Five years ago, Ashleigh Parker learned the hard way that trust is something that needs to be earned.

She was twelve when she lost her parents. Twelve when she was forced to leave behind everything she knew. Twelve when Ryan Callahan, the future Alpha and someone she considered a friend, humiliated her in front of her entire school.

That was the day she decided she was better off on her own.

Now, at seventeen, Ashleigh has built herself up from the crumbling remains of what was her life. She’s a reasonably successful gaming streamer with a loyal fanbase. Known for her quick wit, unfiltered commentary, and zero-tolerance policy for bullshit, her streams are her escape from reality.

But the past has a way of creeping back in when you least expect it.

First, it’s Ryan, still effortlessly popular, still untouchable, but suddenly acting like he hadn’t torn her heart out and stomped on it in front of everyone. Of course, it’s a ploy. Some nasty scheme to reel her back in and humiliate her in some new, heinous way.

Then it’s a viral clip. A moment accidentally caught on a livestream that launches her into the spotlight and draws the attention of people she never wanted to find her.

And finally, it’s a threat from her past. A fate she may not be so lucky as to escape twice.

Ashleigh thought she was safe, but she was wrong.