His beast's desire is focused on his ward. But he can never show her the darkness inside him. Chloe I've been attending university in France since my parents were killed in an alpha coup six years ago. My father's billionaire best friend became my guardian, providing for all my needs. When I return home after completing graduate school, Ethan picks me up at the airport. My inner wolf can no longer resist my attraction to my guardian, and I have my feral awakening right in front of everyone. But I have to stuff down my desire for Ethan. If a broken bond destroyed our relationship, it would end me. Ethan I was spiraling into feral madness and was forced to leave the human business world behind. I returned to Shadow Falls to be near my best friend. Since his daughter Chloe showed up on my doorstep six years ago, I've centered my life around her. She is the only thing that's given my depraved life meaning. When my beast focuses his dark desire on my sweet princess, I know I have to keep my hands off her. She is a precious jewel, and I am a tainted man. Trouble from her pack comes back to haunt us, and I have to whisk her away, forcing us to face that our relationship has changed. Chloe is my world, and I will do anything to protect her. Unless my need for her destroys us both. Contains mild kink.