Please note: this is an ongoing project for NaNoWriMo 09 and is expected to be between 50000 and 100000 words when it is finished, with a more precise, likely less accurate estimation of 60000 to 75000. In addition, as it is a work in progress, this synopsis is not entirely accurate.

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Skey Rathen is one of the elite. Marked by a silver collar, she is respected and held apart wherever she goes.

Of course, she is also expected to find some run-of-the-mill kid to be her alpha. Right. Now, where was the bit saying "not a chance"? Ah. Right there. No, Skey Rathen has no desire to be dominated. She is, after all, a teenager. What teenager wants to give control over to someone else?

It turns out she has one avenue of escape, however, and she quickly turns to seize it with both hands. If she can find another Collar willing to 'trade' dominance, then they can take on equal stances. It satisfies the demands of their unique positions. There's just one little problem. Skey knows two other Collars. One is her father, and he already has an alpha. The other is uncollared and quickly going wildmad. Without the collar, he has no restraint and cannot be dominated in the manner necessary.

Such a conundrum. At least she doesn't have to worry about her final year of school; she's only there to socialize and, theoretically, find someone to take hold of her collar when she turns eighteen.