Brenna Johnson knows who her mate is. She has her entire life. But there’s one problem. Cloven Pack Beta Benjamin Grobin has no idea she’s anything other than the Alpha’s little sister. He’s blind to their predestined love and she’s ready to escape the torment of not being able to claim her mate.Both victims of the old Alpha, Brenna and Benjamin have their own inner demons to fight. When will … When will they realize their only salvation is each other? And will they be able to come together in time to protect the Pack?
When two enemies of the Cloven Pack surface and promise retaliation, the Pack must work together to defend their territory and those within it.
Out of the Darkness is the second book in the Cloven Pack series, a paranormal shifter romance.
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“Out of Darkness” marks the middle point in “The Cloven Pack” Trilogy by D. Fisher and is a very well constructed story that manages to bridge the story between the previous and the following book in an extraordinary way. This is Brenna & Benjamin’s story, and relates how they are able to overcome their respective past to finally strength her relationship. Both have suffered under the rule of the Brenna’s father (the previous Alpha) and are still picking the pieces, denying their bond. Benjamin is a hard case, he actually manages to ignore the mating-call for years and ignoring Brenna as some kind of little sister, which in fact has dire consequences for both of them. It takes an old enemy coming back to finally bring them together.
True to D. Fisher style this is a fast-paced read, a real rollercoaster of emotions, twist and turns, ups and downs, between a couple with an incredible chemistry, that they both are blind to see for the longest time. Benjamin manages the unthinkable, to ignore the imprint so thoroughly that he almost manages to convince himself that it does not exist, until the point when Brenna decides to turn her back on her mate. Fortunately for the reader, mates are bound to be fulfilled. This is a very mature and steamy story, an amazing and captivating plot from the very beginning, credible, relatable and utterly fascinating, with multifaceted characters that work beautifully with each other fighting the odds as they pave their way to happiness.
I really like this series. The second book is definitely equal to the first. It continues the story but from the perspective of two different characters, the pack beta and the alpha’s sister. They should be listed as thrillers as well as a shifter series. The action is as intense as the relationships!
Another gripping and emotional roller coaster from Ms. Fischer.
Book two in the Cloven Pack series picks up where book 1 left off, so it is necessary to read book 1 to understand what is going on. While this books follows a different set of characters, it still follows the same story arc.
Ever since I started this series, I’ve been waiting (not so patiently) for Brenna’s story because I wanted to see how it was going to play out. I was definitely not disappointed!
Brenna has always known who her mate is, problem is, he never saw her. He was oblivious to the fact that she had been right in front of him the whole time. And when he DOES finally notice her, sparks fly and his wolf is instantly hooked, though he still doesn’t FULLY understand why. Trying to navigate through this whole mating thing, while also trying to protect the pack from their enemies proves to be difficult, but definitely makes for one amazing story.
I’m going to be honest, I was hesitant to continue the book because I am SO invested in these characters. As things started happening, I started to fear for them. I got mad for them. I was worried about reading on because I was afraid of what was going to happen to them. But in my opinion, that’s what makes for an amazing author. Someone who can get you so invested in the characters that you truly care about what happens to them. And that’s exactly what happened here.
This story was amazing. Absolutely incredible. Once I got passed my own emotions for these characters, I could NOT put the book down. I tried to take a break, to allow my anxiety and heart rate to go back to normal, but I just ended up picking it back up after like two minutes because I NEEDED to know what happened!
Definitely going to be reading book 3.
5 out of 5 stars!
I love how each of these books tells a story from different pack members point of view. It allows the characters in the series to tell their own story. This is the story of Betas. I loved it!