Embry is a young mother of twin girls, rejected by her husband, she's left broken. But when her friend drags her to self defense calsses she meets the overly confident, funny and sexy trainer. Little does she know that, Gage is not only an Alpha werewolf but also her mate. The dark wolf. The only one in his pack to be born with dark skin. But there's one problem.....human mates are not supposed to exist in Gages reality. It's against all the rules written by the ancestrial wolf packs. Humans dilute the bloodlines. Werewolves put the humans fragile souls in danger with their extreme strength and the secrets they hide within their communities. Those secrets would break the humans grasp on reality. A human mate is punishable by death. Gage wants to resist Embry, but her sweet innocence and competitive nature, hidden behind walls of pain and betrayal, keep drawing him in. He longs to draw her out of those walls she's put in place, he longs to hold her body close. Every part of her calls to him, yet he has to resist. Embry is instantly attracted to Gage in a way she can't explain. She tries to resist him, fearing he will reject her like her previous husband. But as he shows her the beauty and fierceness he see's in her, she begins to fall in love with him. As she learns of his tragic past, which he has shared with no one, she begins to understand that this man before her is, in many ways just as broken as she is. As they draw in closer to each other, forces around them threaten the happiness they've found. Will they ever truly be together? Or will their love be the end of them both?