Valerie has no idea who she is, only that her life has been one struggle after another. On the run and in hiding, she stumbles into a world she never knew existed. Ambushed and taken by strangers, she has one goal: stay alive. Little does she know, this world holds all the answers to her past...and her future. Since the rouge wars, the veil that separates Alpha Desmond’s realm from that of the humans has been strictly enforced. When his pack discovers a beautiful, mysterious woman hiding in his territory, questions rise about how she got there and what her intentions may be. While something is off, one look at her and the mate bond clicks into place. Caught between killing his new mate and protecting her from the world, Alpha Desmond knows he should put aside his longtime hatred for the humans... But can he? Or did Valerie just walk into her own execution?