Free A Rebel's Heart by Lia Davis

The Ashwood Falls Pack
     
    Keegan Andrews - Former leopard Alpha, now an Elders of Ashwood Falls. Father of Blaine, Alec, Shayna, and Ana. Mated to Addyson Lewis. Story told in Surrendering to the Alpha
    Addyson Lewis - Snow leopard and Pack Scribe. She has no surviving family. Mated to Keegan Andrews. Story told in Surrendering to the Alpha
    Blaine Andrews – Former leopard Marshal, now the leopard Alpha. Keegan’s eldest son. Brother to Alec, Shayna, and Ana. Mated to Graham Griffin and Cameron Nickels. Story told in A Mating Dance.
    Cameron Nickels - Black jaguar, a Sr. enforcer. Sister to Jared Nickels. Mated to Blaine Andrews and Graham Griffin. Story told in A Mating Dance
    Graham Griffin - Puma, architect by trade. Son of Sarah Matthews. Nevan Matthews’s stepbrother. Story told in A Mating Dance
    Alec Andrews – Leopard Beta until another one can be appointed and the new leopard Marshal. Son to Keegan Andrews. Brother to Blaine, Shayna, and Ana.
    Shayna Andrews – White tiger . Keegan’s adopted daughter. The Pack princess and a den mother. Sister to Blaine, Alec, and Ana. Mated to Travis Hunter. Story told in A Tiger’s Claim.
    Travis Hunter – Wolf. Former Alpha to Hunter Ridge until Onyx invaded the den and destroyed his Pack. Now the Ashwood Falls Pack Tracker. Father to Jocelynn, aka Josie, and son to Robyn Hunter. Mated to Shayna Andrews. Story told in A Tiger’s Claim.
    Jared Nickels - Black jaguar, Pack Justice, brother to Cameron.
    Zorana (Ana) Darwin-Andrews – Leopard. Daughter to Keegan.
    Kieran Michaels – Leopard Elder of Ashwood Falls. Former spy inside the Onyx den. No surviving family.
    Luna Raines - Wolf Alpha. Mother to Hayden, Dane and Tanner. Mate is deceased.
    Hayden Raines , Wolf Marshal. Brother to Dane and Tanner. Mated to Christa Baker. Story told in Divided Loyalties.
    Christa Baker – Human mate to Hayden. Former rebel hunter. Caretaker to her twin niece and nephew, Brenna and Bryce. Story told in Divided Loyalties.
    Dane Raines – Wolf Beta and an enforcer. Brother to Hayden and Tanner. Son to Luna.
    Tanner Raines , A wolf sentry. Brother to Hayden and Dane. Son to Luna.
    Danica Welsh-Matthews – Leopard Pack Healer. No surviving family. Mated to Nevan Matthews. Story told in Winter Eve
    Nevan Matthews – Human Pack Empath. Stepson of Sarah Matthews and stepbrother to Graham Griffin. Mated to Danica. Story told in Winter Eve
     

Chapter One
     
    Sarah Matthews was tired. Life had become lonely and less exciting. Sure she had her kids, but they had their own lives, their own families. It just wasn’t the same, and considering she’d lost a part of her soul it had become an effort to just get out of bed some days. Her mate had died a little over five years ago in a car accident that, until today, she’d believed just that.
    An accident .
    A case of being in the wrong place and all that.
    However, today she received a package that made her wonder if her mate was indeed murdered. She opened the mailbox and frowned at the small box inside. Pulling it out, she studied it, suspicion twirling inside or mind. She put the thing to her ear and listened. She didn’t know what she’d expect to hear. A ticking from a bomb? Now she was being ridiculous. She rolled her eyes. “Ever so suspicious,” she muttered to herself.
    There was no return address, nor was there a receiving one. That was odd. It was like someone had placed it in the mailbox. She didn’t hear any vehicles stop or even slow down in front of her house last night or this morning except for the mailman a few minutes ago. With her supernatural hearing, she’d hear a car pull up. Even her puma would had sensed another shifter in the area. Yet her senses didn’t go off.
    Another mystery about the box in her hand.
    The only writing on the top of the box was her name, hand-written.
    Curiosity crept in, and after a quick sniff to make sure there weren’t any non-ticking explosives inside, she opened the box. Cold