Leila is a werewolf, an Alpha daughter from a rare Alpha line. Due to circumstances prior to her birth, her once proud and powerful pack was nearly wiped out. With their rightful Alpha dead, their territory decimated and their numbers too small to compete with larger packs, what remained became homeless; moving from place to place and living off the generosity of other packs who respected their heritage.
When Alpha Gregor, a wolf from a pack of great influence, offers them not only a visit but a permanent place of residence in exchange for Leila's elder sister, the current Alpha of the Copii lunii agrees.
Years pass in peace after the arrangement, until a series of unfortunate events lead to Leila finding herself alone during the worst possible time of year; The Blood Moon, when all female wolves go into heat, with disastrous consequences.
Mature Warning: language, sexual content, and violence
"I don't want a mate, need a mate or have a mate. Nothing you say is going to change that."
Alpha Aidan of the Fervidus territories has been longing for a challenge for longer than he can remember.
When subversive Lorelei shatters his heart and devastates the traditions he holds dear, a singular word resonates in the testy Alpha's mind. Mate.
But his witty little rogue isn't the accepting kind. Or the settling kind. Or the kind, open and sweet kind. Definitely not the sociable kind.
Will he keep up, or will she sweep him under the carpet with yesterday's woes?
Only time, patience and an iron will may tell.
"I'm a patient man."