It Varies (Betas in Waiting #38) by Viola Grace

Jennika’s worst holiday ever was supposed to end when she survived it.

Instead, it was only the beginning.

After being used as unpaid help at her twin sister’s holiday gathering, drugged, chained to a blood alpha in rut, and betrayed by the people who should have protected her, Jennika learns a painful lesson:

She will never spend another holiday with her sister again.

When Jennika receives an invitation to celebrate with her sister and her alpha, she cautiously hopes it might be a chance to repair their fractured relationship. That hope disappears the moment she arrives and is handed an apron.

Resigned to being taken advantage of yet again, she works through the event and promises herself she’ll stop expecting better from people who have repeatedly let her down.

Then things become far worse.

A drink offered in gratitude leaves her dizzy and vulnerable. Before she can understand what’s happening, she discovers she has been chosen to take her sister’s place in a dangerous arrangement involving a restrained blood alpha in rut. After all, the twins look alike.

By morning, Jennika’s betrayal is complete.

Thrown from a nearby cliff and left for dead, she finds herself facing challenges she never imagined—and uncovering truths that will change her life forever.

Fortunately, she prepared for the possibility that something might go wrong.

The friends she warned are women who understand survival, resilience, and what it means to endure the unthinkable. They arrive ready to fight for one of their own.

As Jennika rebuilds her life and reconnects with the blood alpha whose fate has become intertwined with hers, a new mission begins. Her friends are warriors in every sense of the word, and they deserve partners who can honor their strength, respect their scars, and walk beside them through whatever comes next.

A story of betrayal, survival, friendship, healing, and hard-won love.

Trigger Warnings: Fantasy setting, torture, references to sexual assault, references to child abuse, blood consumption, and caffeine abstention.