Rhys had a place of honor with the Prince Regent—even sharing his bed at night—but everything changed when his master gave him away to pay a debt. Now Rhys belongs to a man named Stryker, who immediately makes his intention of claiming Rhys, body and soul, very clear. Stryker has waited years to find the perfect beta, and he knows from the first touch that Rhys is the one for him. Rhys responds right away, and Stryker simply can’t get enough of him. Stryker works to get Rhys to admit that he wants Stryker as much as Stryker is growing to need him, but Rhys’s stubbornness isn’t the only conflict they’re destined to face…