Trust No Alpha: Omega Misfits Book 1, Wendy Rathbone

Kris and Thorne have both had their struggles, that's for sure.  Both of their tragedies work to bring them together, a true match that seems written in the stars with how perfect they can be for one another.  Nothing is ever simple though, and they'll have to face their fears to grasp the happiness that could be theirs in the face of a very serious threat that could tear them apart.

A gilded cage is still a cage and Kris' is no exception.  His whole life is upended and it was an incredibly awful surprise to find that his family would do what they did.  Him finding Thorne was definitely Providence at work.  It took him a little while to come out of his shell with Thorne, but I felt the progression worked there.  Dealing with the Burn fell into the predictable category for these types of stories, but the carry-out of the scenes were done really well and felt right for both men.

Thorne has had a difficult road as well, but a bit more of his own making.  His genetic condition was a burden for sure, but with everything that Kris is it was actually exactly what both men needed.  I wish the scene where that issue was put to rest were more than it was.  A situation that used exactly what Kris is would have been vastly more entertaining and meaningful than the mild, "oh, poor Thorne for loathing himself so hard" revelation.  Despite that moment though, I liked Thorne.  He was a more strong and silent type that worked to provide a safe place for Kris to bloom.

Even though there were some really difficult moments that were disturbing (in a general content way, not that the writing or story itself was disturbing), there were so many moments of strength in Kris and tenderness in Thorne that went a long way to making this story stand out and work really well.  It's my favorite of the series so far.

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It’s a world gone mad. The Alphas are out of control.
When you discover you’re not who you thought you were, the nightmare begins.

KRIS

At age eighteen, life as he knows it is over for Kris. A secret to his nature he was not aware of has been revealed.
Now, kept as a prisoner in a locked room in the mansion of his wealthy father, Kris is at the mercy of Alpha laws and Alpha domination.
Things take a turn for the worse when his own litter mate threatens him, and his father starts behaving strangely around him.
Escape is his only hope. But where can he go in a world that allows him no rights?

THORNE

Marked as a dangerous Alpha, and living a secluded life alone and unloved, Thorne still grieves for the mate whose death he feels responsible for.
Years have passed, and he refuses to even try to function in normal society.
One day he discovers a young man on his property, disheveled, desperate, and scared. He acts like a runaway Omega, but he doesn’t smell like one.
What is this boy? And why does Thorne feel an immediate need to protect him? To bond him? To make him his?