A runaway omega with a secret. A grieving alpha who swore he was done. And a Montana storm that throws them together in the last place either of them expected. I drove 2,000 miles to disappear. New name. New town. New life as the only vet in a tiny Montana ranch town where nobody knows what I'm running from. The plan was simple—keep my head down, do my job, and never let anyone get close enough to ask questions. Then I got a call about a mare in labor. In the middle of a storm. At the ranch of the most stubborn, broad-shouldered, irritatingly protective alpha I've ever met. Colt Brennan hasn't let anyone in since he buried his mate three years ago. He's gruff. He's guarded. And the way he looks at me—like I'm something worth keeping—terrifies me more than the man I left behind. One heat. One night I can't take back. And two little pink lines that change everything. Now my ex is closing in, my secret is unraveling, and the alpha who promised me two months is talking about forever. I should run. It's what I'm good at. But Colt doesn't let go easy. And for the first time in my life, I'm not sure I want him to. ✔ Fated mates ✔ Mpreg (surprise twins!) ✔ Protective alpha ✔ Small-town ranch romance ✔ Hurt/comfort ✔ He fell first—and HARD ✔ Found family ✔ Claiming ceremony Heat Scorching 🔥🔥🔥 Angsty, protective, swoon-worthy Some storms don't just pass through. Some of them bring you home.