In a remote mountain town that rejects modern tech, werewolves aren't a secret, they're a burden. Once a year, a "walker" is chosen by the town council: a human is bonded to a werewolf to keep it grounded during its shift season. These walkers usually don't survive past three years.Enter our main character, an outsider who inherits a run-down cabin from a grandmother she never knew and stumbles into this dark tradition. Instead of running? She volunteers to be a walker; but not for noble reasons. She’s broke. And pissed. And maybe a little reckless.She expects to babysit a beast.She didn’t expect him to speak. Or paint. Or know more about grief than any human ever has.

When Mia, a 27 year old events planner, got a wedding invitation in her mailbox to her cousin's wedding, she was filled with a mix of emotions, the most potent one being utter betrayal. Why? Her cousin, her closest confidant and partner in crime, was getting married. But the groom? It was her ex-fiancé, the one who had broken her heart into a million pieces. The one she loved with every fiber in her being.How could she possibly navigate the complexities of her cousin's special day, when every moment would be a painful reminder of what could have been? The wedding was going to be a beautiful, lavish affair, and she couldn't help but wonder - was she ready to face her past, and the man who had left her at the altar?