Talia Bianchi has a secret. A very big, very dangerous secret. One she’s been keeping from her best friends, and one she tried to keep from her mate, Howl. And it would still be a secret. But then she and Howl were kidnapped. Beaten. And tortured. And now her secret is out. And while the exposure of her parentage puts her life in danger with her mate and his pack, it’s the other secrets she has which may possibly end with her being killed... And the entire country being destroyed. If Howl doesn’t save her first. Harold “Howl” Marconi was blown away the first time he saw Talia. His mate was gorgeous. Intelligent. Creative. Funny. And a lover of all things Star Trek. In a word, she was perfect. Then he was blown away when he found out her secret. Then he was livid. But now her life, his life, and the lives of every shifter in North America is in danger because of a centuries old feud and Talia is in possession of the very information that could either save them or destroy them all. And Howl has to keep her safe, no matter how he feels about her lies. Talia must live. Not just for their pack. Not just for herself. Not just for him. But for the pups she’s carrying. Howl must keep her safe from those who would see her die and the secrets she keeps along with her until a resolution is found. If their mating doesn’t destroy the both of them first.