Carmen finds it hard to trust—then again, her father went mad and had to be put down by her current Alpha. Carmen might hold a position of power within the pack, but part of her always wonders if they could turn on her as quickly as they did him. When she finds a man who she’s pretty sure the current alpha failed on a lot of levels, she decides to take matters into her own hands and prove Dara isn’t as perfect of an alpha as everyone thinks. Seth lost his mate, but he survived. He couldn’t stand to watch other wolves happily carrying on with their lives and mates after he’d failed to protect his own. Dara allowed him his privacy and ensures that he survives, even if there are days when he wishes otherwise. When one headstrong and opinionated she-wolf decides she’s going to end the unique hell of his isolation, Seth has to make a choice… Kick her butt to the curb or answer the call to claim her. But can he dare claim another mate when he knows he failed once to be the man his mate needed?