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.

Dane escaped the brutality of his sire by running away from the Strongblood Pack. Physically and emotionally scarred, he has lived a feral life for many years. The lure of returning to pack life proved too strong to resist, however, so he has made his den in the woods outside the packlands. He has also kept tabs on his omega brothers and even interfered with how they were treated, his judgment clouded by the trauma of his puphood. Although he is now confident that his brother is a good alpha, he does not trust his ability to return to the pack. Remy is a naïve omega who has been kept ignorant of his nature. He sees the world with an open heart while also worried that he seems to have trouble keeping up with others of his kind. When his sister flees their pack with him, he does not understand why, but his trust in her is something that he does not question. Living on their own is hard and with both winter and his heat coming soon, they have run out of time to find a safe place to live. Their situation changes unexpectedly as they run into a feral beta. The moment Dane finds Remy, he is determined to protect him – even from himself. He knows that the best place for this omega to live is with the Strongbloods. Wintering in his den is out of the question however appealing it proves to be. Remy’s instant comfort with Dane does not help with his resolve. It is perplexing, as is the fact that their wolves can communicate. Dane has never believed in having a fated mate, but Remy is forcing him to reconsider his life. Remy is a sweet and biddable omega who does not argue with Dane’s decision, yet when his heat arrives, he insists on Dane breeding him. Although he can deny Remy nothing, Dane fears he is too broken to mate with the boy and rejoin the pack. Remy has other ideas and the omega may prove more formidable than Dane ever expects.