Hunter has spent years hiding from the monster inside him.After a single night stole the only family who ever loved him, he disappeared into the Appalachian wilderness, determined never to let another soul get close enough to be hurt. It's here he learned that even broken things can still deserve kindness.Aderyn has known loneliness for centuries.She crossed the sea from Scotland long before history remembered these mountains, choosing the forests of Appalachia as her home. Seasons passed. Empires rose and fell. The world changed around her while she remained, watching, waiting, and wondering if she would ever meet another heart that could understand the weight of forever.When fate brings a cursed wolf and an ancient fae together, neither expects to find what they've been searching for all along.In each other.But love has a way of waking things that were meant to stay asleep.Hunter soon discovers he isn't the lone wolf he thought he was. Suddenly, the family he never knew is desperate to claim him, promising the life he's always dreamed of: a pack, a purpose, and a place where he finally belongs.But as old loyalties pull him in one direction and his growing feelings pull him in another, Hunter must decide whether to embrace the family he's found... or stay with the guarded woman who unknowingly led him to them.Some bonds are born in darkness to bring light.