A broken man . A determined female . . . A battle to bridge the heart of the pack.

From the moment he took his first breath, Nic Kagan’s life was sealed. He’d partner, create an heir, and lead his pack into the next generation.

Each day since maturing is a fight of wills with the obstinate wolf he homes. It really wants to breed of dog with the most powerful shifter feminine it can discover. Nic wants to bind his soul to the human being female he fell in love with years ago.

Riley owns his center. Well, half of it. His wolf is the owner of the rest. And it’s really not losing its opportunity to breed on the human partner. With the existing alpha on death’s door, the destiny of the pack is at stake.

Nic does not have any choice. He must take his rightful place. But it doesn’t mean he has to bow down willingly to the demands of his baser half. Like is effective in its right. And well worth fighting for.

Contains mature themes.