Derek is the Alpha of the strongest pack in the United States. Amid turmoil between packs and a growing rogue army, the last thing Derek expected was to find his mate. Complicating matters more, his mate is only 18 years old and human. Knowing she is not ready for the dangerous life as a werewolf, he lets her live her life for eight years while he watches from the sidelines. What will happen when he is forced to finally intervene? Will she accept Derek as her mate and undergo the transformation or will Derek be forced to live without his mate?