Mike rejoins his home pack hoping to find stability and plant his roots. Instead, he faces unforeseen misfortunes which shake up his foundation and leave him feeling unsure of himself and the world as well as cheated. After all rejection, in all its forms, hurts. Lydia Grey is a girl in love with someone who is not her mate. She subconsciously rejects her true mate for the one she chose, the alpha. We all know about the pull between mates and the hard choices that come with loving the one who breaks your heart.