Neil's been running for ten years. He spends every day looking over his shoulder, dreading the day when his past catches up to him. It's already happened once, and the memory of fire and blood is enough to make sure he never slows down. When wolf attacks begin plaguing Neil's latest stop, he knows it's time to move on. But then he's offered one last job- a temporary position as a ranch hand for the summer. Neil has every intention of refusing. It involves every thing he avoids: rural communities, small town gossip, and wolves. Things get complicated when a friend from Neil's old life turns up, and Neil can't walk away from him a second time. Neil has survived the past ten years by running Maybe he's found someplace and someone to stop for.