Alpha Elijah of the Green Mountain Pack had a simple plan—to see his brother safely settled in with the Strongblood Pack and return home. He did not expect to encounter something he did not even believe in—his fated mate. Yet, he cannot escape the demanding allure of the bratty Strongblood omega who tests his patience and his resolve. Wren spent most of his puphood abused and deprived by his alpha father. With his brother ruling the pack, he has experienced more freedom and been allowed to put off the inevitable mating that will fulfill his shifter role as an omega. He is terrified by the idea of being mounted and bred and a hidden confidant only serves to fuel his fear. Elijah’s arrival is making a resentful Wren face his future sooner than expected as his heat is being triggered. Elijah and Wren are united in their resistance to a mating between them even as Wren’s brother forces them together. The Gods may have preordained the outcome of their meeting, but worse is that despite Elijah’s and Wren’s fervent denials of that destiny, their hearts and wolves know better. They are waging a two-front battle while careening headlong toward their fates.