A second-grade teacher. A powerful alpha. A bond neither of them saw coming. Myra Gallagher has always lived a quiet life—grading papers, looking after her twin sister, and pretending the supernatural world she belongs to doesn't complicate things. But when her first heat cycle strikes without warning, everything changes. A chance encounter at a nightclub with Alpha Sloan Jamison ignites an instant, undeniable connection—one that binds their minds and awakens instincts neither can control. Sloan is a multi-millionaire pack leader already fighting a war. Rogue shifters are terrorizing Seattle, leaving bodies across every territory, and his enemies are circling closer. The last thing he needs is a fated mate. But when Myra is attacked and dragged into the darkness, his wolf won't be reasoned with. From opposite worlds—she's a schoolteacher who borrows her friend's heels, he's a ruthless alpha with blood on his hands—their bond is immediate, consuming, and possibly fatal. With rogues closing in and a claiming deadline looming, can Myra and Sloan survive long enough to discover what fate has really set in motion?