Could an event in the past destroy the future? Alekzander Krawowski hated humans. He despised the very air they breathed. Humans had killed his friend and Alek wanted nothing to do with them. One day in Sam’s Coffee Shop he ran into his mate—a human. Was fate or whatever it was having a laugh at his expense? No way was he mating a human, not even when his entire body was pulling him towards the man. Nope, wasn’t going to happen. Rhys Monahan had been living in Salutem after his sister mated a shifter and they’d moved there. Rhys got the surprise of his life when he was knocked to the ground and stared up at the gorgeous shifter. He felt the pull, the connection and knew what it meant. What Rhys couldn’t understand was why Alek hated him so much. Could Alek move on from his past and embrace his future?