Maddison never expected a routine Council assignment to change her life forever. As a werewolf raised in isolation, Maddison knows nothing about pack life. She's built walls around her heart and learned to survive alone. But when The Council sends her to help rebuild a struggling Texas pack, she meets Alpha Micco-a devastatingly attractive single father still haunted by his past. Micco has sworn off love.
After his ex-mate's rejection nearly destroyed his pack, he's rebuilt his life around one priority: protecting his people and raising his son. He doesn't have room for attachment, especially not to the beautiful, infuriating Council representative who makes his wolf howl with recognition. What starts as a strictly physical arrangement quickly spirals into something neither of them planned. Under the full moon, their wolves mate with a certainty that terrifies them both.
But in human form, they're still fighting their fears-and each other. Maddison is temporary. She'll leave in a few months. That's the deal. So why does the thought of her leaving feel like losing a limb?And why does staying feel like the first real home she's ever known?When pack politics, old wounds, and new enemies threaten everything they're building, Maddison and Micco must decide: Can they trust in a bond their wolves accepted from the start? Or will their pasts destroy their chance at forever?
Maddison never expected a routine Council assignment to change her life forever. As a werewolf raised in isolation, Maddison knows nothing about pack life. She's built walls around her heart and learned to survive alone. But when The Council sends her to help rebuild a struggling Texas pack, she meets Alpha Micco-a devastatingly attractive single father still haunted by his past. Micco has sworn off love.
After his ex-mate's rejection nearly destroyed his pack, he's rebuilt his life around one priority: protecting his people and raising his son. He doesn't have room for attachment, especially not to the beautiful, infuriating Council representative who makes his wolf howl with recognition. What starts as a strictly physical arrangement quickly spirals into something neither of them planned. Under the full moon, their wolves mate with a certainty that terrifies them both.
But in human form, they're still fighting their fears-and each other. Maddison is temporary. She'll leave in a few months. That's the deal. So why does the thought of her leaving feel like losing a limb?And why does staying feel like the first real home she's ever known?When pack politics, old wounds, and new enemies threaten everything they're building, Maddison and Micco must decide: Can they trust in a bond their wolves accepted from the start? Or will their pasts destroy their chance at forever?