After the devastating loss of her brother, Dani accepted the responsibility of traveling as her father's proxy for minor business, but when she traveled to the neighboring Ember pack, her world shifted yet again and she'd be left with a life changing decision. Would she accept her given mate against the Alpha's orders? Would she fight to find out exactly who or what he thought she was and why he was so fearful of her? Or would she choose to keep her freedom a little longer? Either way, her life was about to change. She just had to decide which path she wanted to take. #9 in intimacy -EXCERPT- "I'd gone to her room in search of answers more than anything, but the bond was already pulling on me. I didn't need to know what she was or wasn't. No matter how much time I planned to take to process the facts, I knew in the end I'd claim her. She'd be mine and she would bear my mark if she would have me. The moment I'd kissed her, I had been able to feel the strength coursing through her. But when I claimed her, it was unlike anything I had ever expected to feel. The power surging through her veins was the most incredible thing I'd ever felt. And what was stronger was her need for me, for us to complete the bond. I could feel it in my bones and as I growled against her, the power poured into me and strengthened the bond between us even more. I knew I needed to wait, but hearing my name whispered on her lips was more than I could handle. If I didn't claim her for my own now, I knew I might never get the chance again. The moment my father saw her mark he'd try everything within his power as Alpha to remove her from me. That was not something I was going to accept or allow. She was mine." Note: Mature themes, violence and sexual content, graphic forced intimacy, some nonconsensual TRIGGERS. TRIGGER WARNING: Contains episodes of graphic sexual scenes, forced and consensual. Scenes of strong violence.