Maya Colin has spent the last decade hidden away from the Winterclaw Pack, after a very unfortunate accident on the playground that nearly changed the course of her life, she was sent to live with her aunt amongst humans, masking her true identity. As the daughter of an omega father and a human mother, it was easy for her to pretend she was human.  Maya is summoned back to the pack after ten years, to attend the alpha's wedding and the mating ceremony the next day so she can "at least find a mate to protect her" her mother said. Protect her from what though? Her return to the pack estate for the Alpha's wedding is meant to be a brief, uneventful visit, she thought. But everything changed when she stumbled– literally–into the ceremony, shattering more than just glass. Axel, the fierce and commanding alpha of the Winterclaw Pack, on the brink of marrying another, is thrown into turmoil. When moments away from sealing his union with his chosen mate and girlfriend, Elena, Maya's unexpected arrival shatters everything. The instant their eyes meet, Axel is overwhelmed by the primal bond that only a true mate can ignite. "Mate" This changes everything. Thrust into a world she barely recognizes, Maya must navigate the treacherous waters of pack politics, all while grappling with the intense and confusing emotions that Axel stirs within her with hot and cold demeanor. She had always been the outsider, the girl with a human mother and a past shrouded in deep dark secrets. Now, she's the Alpha's fated mate, a position that comes with its own dangers—especially when she's stepping into the shoes of a woman as vengeful and bitter as Elena.