According to the priests of Arizia, the first shifters were once only beasts, not human at all. They took human form because of lust. They stayed in human form because of love. Ben flees his home in the middle of the night and heads to the Red Temple, the last place anyone would think to look for him. All he seeks is peace and safety, but he finds something else almost as soon as he arrives. The moment his mate’s scent hits him, he knows he was led to this town for a reason. Wulf isn’t ready to accept being Ben’s mate, but he can’t ignore his growing interest in the shifter. Unable to stay away, he finds himself warming to the idea, even though he never pictured himself with a man. And a prediction made before he was born spurs him on as he decides to find out if the gods really know what they’re doing when it comes to matehood.