After three and a half decades of aimless purpose in Cadia, bear shifter Noah Landeau is in need of a change. Not content with something small, he decides to leave his homeland behind to go live among the humans. The Cadian embassy is expanding its guard team, and he volunteers to head up the trio of shifters being assigned there. Maybe a change of scenery is just what he needs. Upon arrival in the town of Cloud Lake, it doesn’t take him long to confirm he’s made the right choice. While following one of the senior guards around, he comes into contact with a woman that can drive his bear crazy with nothing more than a look. He knows she’s special, but even Noah never anticipated just how integral she would be to his world. Angela Breeson was sweaty and tired the first time she saw him. Having just finished teaching one of her active-wellness classes designed for mothers and infants, she wasn’t looking pretty at all. Not in her mind at least, but the way the tall, broad-shouldered shifter with incredible eyes of ocean blue stared at her seemed to suggest he thought otherwise. He was gorgeous, and for some reason wanted nothing more than to be close to her. There didn’t seem to be any reason not to let him in to her life. Everything was perfect, and the more she talked to him, the more she knew, just knew he was the man of her dreams. The startling discovery that a spy has been sent to Cloud Lake changes all that. For Noah, it means that he’s immediately under suspicion as the possible spy, ostracized by his peers and distanced from his mate. Angela, knowing full well what the spy was sent to find out, must determine if Noah is telling the truth, or if he’s full of lies. The unease between them grows, and when Noah stumbles upon the secret the spy is desperately trying to uncover, he faces a decision that will test him to the core of his foundation. Does he follow the law, and all that he’s been taught? Or will he follow his gut? If he does, he’ll have Angela and the trust of his peers. But it will cost him his home. Forever.