“I will not accept her as my mate.” Ivy McCartney, beloved daughter to a widowed Luna of the Kindred Pack, has her life turned upside down when she finds that she’s mated to a man who doesn’t want her right out of college. As he says the cruel words of rejection to her, she feels her heart plummet. Damon Steel knows what it's like to lose a dearly beloved one, and he doesn't wish to undergo that again. Having lost his mate to a rogue attack at the tender age of twenty, he's devoted the rest of his life to doing his duty as the eldest son. But four years later, when he returns to his pack, he finds himself inexplicably attracted to Ivy, and soon discovers that the moon goddess has given him another mate. The thing is, he doesn't want another mate, even though this one gives him a new reason to live.