Deep in the Piney woods of Texas, the Valiant werecat colony thrives. Until its alpha chooses a barren bride… Newlywed and werecougar Abby Valiant is on the run from the alpha who loves her—and the future she can never have. Since her stubborn husband refuses to take a second wife so he can produce the next Valiant heir, he’s put himself in the crosshairs of the Hunter. The Hunter is the preternatural defender of the Valiant colony. If the alpha refuses to fulfill his duty, the Hunter will kill him and choose another. Abby’s only choice is give her life to save that of her husband. Alpha Reese Valiant refuses to share his bed with another woman. His heart and his life belong only to his wife, and he doesn’t give a damn about her infertility. But now that the Hunter is on Pepper’s tail, he has no choice but to rescue his wife before she sacrifices herself to the colony’s supernatural protector.