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Xavier had known since he was a pup what his future was going to be, Alpha, like his ancestors before him. So far, he was on course to the top of his pack. One night, unexpectedly, they were attacked. The rival Shadow Creek pack had been threatening for months, but had recently signed a truce with his Silver Creek pack. The carnage destroyed many on both sides of the river, either killing wolves or leaving them emotionally crippled at the death of their mates. Xavier had become Alpha in the worst way possible: upon the death of his father. He is now left with a crumbling pack and fear of being ambushed again. The last thing he needs are any more distractions.
Aurora Knight has never lived anywhere as desolate as North Creek, New York. With a highway on one side and the river it was named for on the other, it was hard to see why her father moved them there. He could have left her with her mom, but he had custody, so he made the rules. Besides, little towns sometime hold big secrets...