Elena thought the strangest thing about her life was her mother’s sudden urge to move to the middle of nowhere. But as her eighteenth birthday nears, the "growing pains" become unbearable. Her senses are too sharp, her temper is a wildfire, and the shadows of Blackwood Creek seem to be watching her. When she meets Silas, the brooding and magnetic Alpha of the Silverback Pack, her blood recognizes him before her mind does. He claims she is his mate, a myth she never believed in. But the secrets of her mother’s past are catching up to her, and so is her ex-boyfriend, Julian. He isn't the sweet guy she left behind. He’s the Alpha of a rival clan, and he’s coming to reclaim what he believes is his. In the heat of an impending war, Elena must decide if she is a pawn in their games or the queen who will end them.