Alpha's Origins

by Angelica Aquiles

A Forgotten Past, A Curse, and Deception. Az, Ash, Tyler, and Benji formed an irreplaceable bond, but their friendship didn’t start out this way. Life wasn’t easy for Kat’s men, and without a pack to have their back, it’s been a challenge to fit in a place where they don’t belong. All they want is a fresh start and to have a purpose, even getting there means working for the hated council. At the academy it isn't friendship at first sight, it's all about seeing who can prove to be the best even if it means killing each other.

Just when they think they’ve made it and secured a job with the council, they’ve realized they may be playing into the hands of the very one’s they’re trying to kill.

Their actions and their past hold secrets.

What will happen when those secrets are unraveled?

Genres: Why Choose, Novella

153 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2022

Reviews

[Carla · Rating 4 out of 5]

Def a great origin story for the fellas. I love how interlaced their destinies are.
I also see how this author is so inspired by the show Vampire Diaries, it has all that over the top drama with great steam! Onto book 3!

[Dreia Wells · Rating 5 out of 5]

I didn’t know I needed this story until I read it. It was wonderful to read each of the Alphas origin stories leading up to meeting Kat. Now I’m left bereft because I need that next book and I am reminded of the ending of Cursed Wolf all over again. I need it!! I need answers!! Great read, definitely a most needed addition to the series.

[Booksta · Rating 5 out of 5]

📖 𝕖𝔸ℝℂ ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨 📖

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𝙏𝙞𝙩𝙡𝙚: 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢'𝘴 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴
𝘼𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧: 𝘈𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢 𝘈𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘴
𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙨: 𝘐𝘳𝘰𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘗𝘢𝘤𝘬 #3
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘍𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘺
𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙨: 153
𝙊𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡𝙡: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
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*** Thank you to the author @angelicaaquilesauthor and @jlcr.author.services for giving me a change to read this book.***


__________💭𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜💭___________


"𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘒𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘐'𝘮 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴."

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:
✔️ PNR
✔️ Guy's POV
✔️ MC over 30
✔️ Shifters
✔️ Magic
✔️ Scarred Heros


𝘼𝙡𝙥𝙝𝙖'𝙨 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙨 𝙗𝙮 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙘𝙖 𝘼𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙚𝙨 is a quick novella that provides you the backstory of Tyler, Ash, Az and Benji before they met Kat. We get to see and finally understand their own trauma and get to know exactly what they went through before becoming brothers.

"𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘣𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘬. 𝘞𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘭𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘴."

This book was the perfect way to get you all the details we all wanted to know after reading first two books in this series, and also a perfect little distraction while we patient wait until the next book is released!


⚠️ 𝙏𝙒: Child/Teen Abüse(Whįpping), Smúrder, Bullying, Smex Traffícking(Children), Loss of Loved Ones ⚠️

[XxLaVampiresaAlexisxX · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Alphas Origin is the Prequel novella to The Iron Beast pack. I am not too familiar with this series, however, I can easily follow as it doesn't pertain to the FMC of the Iron Beast Pack. Instead, it was the male MMCs of that series and the trauma that was inflicted on them. It was also the first time I've read Angelica Aquiles' book. The story was heartbreaking and rough but also how the guys came together and formed a pack. It was definitely intriguing and really makes me want to go back and start this from the beginning

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

**ARC Review*

Just to make everyone aware, this is not a full length story. This is a novella. This story gives you the back story of Benji, Ash, Az, and Tyler. Kat does not make an appearance in this story.

That being said, I really enjoyed getting to know how the guys came together as a pack. I have had this series on my TBR for a while, and reading this novella just made me bump it up my list. I cannot wait to see how things work out for the pack.

[Kaly · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a quick novella that provided us with the background of Tyler, Ash, Az and Benji before they met Kat. We got to see finally understand their own trauma and see exactly what they went through before becoming brothers. This was the perfect way to help the patient wait until the next book is released!

🐺PNR|🐺Guys' POV|🐺MC over 30|🐺Shifters|🐺Magic|🐺PNR|🐺Scarred Heros

TW: Child/Teen Abuse(Whipping), Smurder, Bullying, Smex Trafficking(Children), Loss of Loved Ones

[Ellie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh my goodness, I am so happy I got to read this! This is the perfect book to hold me over until the next book comes out. I do like getting the backstory to all of the guys before they had Kat in their lives. It's a great short read, we see how they come together as a pack and what they went through.

I can't wait for the rest of this series to come out, I am sure it's going to be amazing!

[Nora · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yet another great addition to a series I've come to love. The first book caught me by surprise and I have read them all up to this. It is book 3 and I know there's at least one more book coming. This is a book on the shorter side making it perfect to read on an evening. It gives some backstory on Tyler, Benji, Ash and Az. I really enjoyed that as it gives perspective from before they met Kat.

[Dorothy Y Nunamacher · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is such a great book about the four Alpha's. Now we know how they all meet, and how they were cursed. This story starts from the very beginning. You are introduced to each alpha at a certain time in their lives and you follow their journey to the right before they meet Kat. You definitely want to read this book. You won't be disappointed.

[Phyllis Farmer · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the beginning…
Angelica Aquiles’ novella which is a prequel to the ‘Iron Beast Pack’ series really opens your eyes to the guy’s background. It seems almost all of them came from a tragic past. It also explains how a few side characters are tied into the current storyline. I loved this book so much that I can’t wait for the new book to come out. Highly recommended and definitely a MUST read!

[Kristen · Rating 2 out of 5]

wish this was written better

The story was there. The characters were there. But it’s like no one edited the book for the author? I felt like I was reading a high schoolers attempt at a novel. Overall, just time wasted, but I was intrigued enough by the storyline to see where it went.

[Lacie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yes! This is the part of the story I've been missing since book 1. I love backgrounds being shared it helps to sort out why the characters grew into who they are now. I cried when Az and Benji were broken with what they lost. I was angry for the mistreatment of Ash. Thank you!

[Kiana McGowan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is coming out after the other books as kind of like a prequel novella. I have not read those but after reading the origin story I am inclined to read them. This goes over where this pack first started how they all became one. The one thing that I wished I saw but I’m thinking that I’m missing because I haven’t read the other books is the females perspective. They keep talking about the female especially towards the end. But I really enjoyed this book again just a little disappointed but I also know that because I haven’t read the previous books that would explain why I didn’t get the perspective of the female that I would have liked to have received in this origin story.

[Felicia's Review · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ekkkkks. This book was amazing. This book is exactly like the title says its the origins of the Iron Pack. This book explains why the guys are they way they are. This book brings us up too book one. I'm very excited for the next book in this series.

[Harleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a novella that was such an amazing read!! It gives us the backstory of I didn’t know I needed!! I loved finding out more about Benji, Az, Tyler and Ash! It was a really enjoyable and easy to read story! I would definitely recommend it!!

[Alexis · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this novella of how the guys came together and where they started. Reading each of their origin stories and how they came to be who they are made me realize why some of them do the things they do. I am really excited to read the next book now after reading this!

[Kathryn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This novella is a quick read. It provided so much back story on Tyler, Benji, Ash and Az. This is an enjoyable read with some heavier topics. This fills in so many of the blanks a mix of what I wanted to know and what I didn't know I needed to know. This is a great origin story for the Iron Pack.

[Jaimie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really good at filling in gaps of the mates' childhoods (which by the way, read the trigger warnings, they suffered bad!).
I think maybe this should be read first although it was a good mini time travel before continuing on current day.

[Hannah Spencer · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow!

It was extremely cool to get this origin story about the curse. I wish I would have read it first to get a better understanding because I was so confused reading the first two books but it was really good!

[Kelsey Wagstaff · Rating 3 out of 5]

Finally got some character building that book 1 was lacking. The appearance of "Theodore" (54%) seems predictable to me especially after. Dan/Dante in the previous book. Hopefully the next book rounds everything off nicely.

Interesting premise, Improvement of writing as the series progresses.

[Tom Jackson · Rating 4 out of 5]

an origin story

Set in the distant past (mostly) .A very nice explanation and points at the reasons for a number of mysteries in the first 2 stories. But Kat is not in it so not quite as good as the first 2.

[Natasha books.are.myescape · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an amazing book. I love how we got more backstory to the guys. Benji, Az, Tyler and Ash are 🥵 I couldn’t get enough of their story. I need more.

[Jacqulin Gipson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved getting the origin story of the guys and "how it all started". It just brought so much more life to the characters and why they are the way they are.

[Jenny · Rating 5 out of 5]

Treat

Nice little recap of the guys and how they all became a pack.
I think i actually enjoyed this more than the first two. Don’t tell Kat though lol

[Abby Collins-Tester · Rating 5 out of 5]

Origins

Heartbreaking origin story for the alphas and their witch.
And Krissy... urgh
But amazing insight into who they are and why they act the way they do

[Kara · Rating 5 out of 5]

All the puzzle pieces coming together.

Loved this book to give all the guys backstory and to understand how they became who they are. So much love, loss, trauma, abuse and betrayal.

[Jennifer Layne · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good read

It was interesting to get to know why the men are the way they are.

A good set of origin stories.

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Alphas' Origins

I love this book! Finding out their backstories of Ash, Az, Benji, and Tyler brings them to life. It is an excellent series.

[Lou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic series

I have one more and I have finished the series and I can’t wait to buy all of them. This story is fantastic

[Klizbet · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prequel and companion novel. Not to be read as a standalone.

This is the origins of all the guys and how they formed a pack bond even though they're all alphas.