Garth has always wanted to be a werewolf. Since childhood he’s lived on the edges of the pack—the human stepson of the pack leader, the eternal outsider. All he wants is to belong. Well, maybe not all he wants … he wouldn’t say no if the gorgeous Carly ever decided to look twice at him, but she only has eyes for the pack bully. And Garth is itching for the chance to take that bastard down. It seemed like such a great idea to get his werewolf brother to turn him. Or, at least, it seemed like a great idea until he was stuck up a tree in the middle of nowhere, losing blood by the bucketload, with a crazed werewolf waiting for him to fall. And that was even before the pack leader found out what he’d done. The risk of dying from the Change hangs over Garth—but suddenly dying looks like the easy option, compared to living as part of the pack. Because Garth’s never been the kind of person who follows the rules, but if he doesn’t learn fast, this path he’s chosen will end in exile or death.