For Ethan Clearwater, following the rules was never really his thing. He was born a leader, and he prefers to do things his way. But when the woman he knows to be his mate is claimed by a rival, Ethan will have some hard decisions to make. Especially when he is forbidden from seeing her by his Alpha in a bid to avoid trouble. Joanna Pitton was finally getting it together. She was holding down a job, one she enjoyed and knew she was good at. But when a charming stranger walks into her life and awakens desires she had long forgotten about, everything is about to change. With tensions between packs about to boil over into outright conflict, Ethan will need the others by his side. Can he rein in his rebellious ways, or will his inability to change doom the lovers? And forgotten among it all, is the secret of his true nature... This is a STANDALONE with NO Cliffhanger.