Linda came to the mountains for one reason: to breathe again. After loss, exhaustion, and a life that no longer feels like her own, a quiet trip with friends seems like the perfect escape. No expectations. No drama. No danger. Then she meets him. Nick is cold, controlled, and impossible to ignore—the powerful alpha of a neighboring werewolf pack who looks at Linda like she’s both a threat and a temptation. From the moment they meet, tension sparks between them, sharp enough to cut. He keeps his distance. She refuses to be intimidated. And neither of them can explain the strange pull growing stronger every day. The problem is simple: humans and pack politics do not mix. Nick has responsibilities that leave no room for weakness, and the last thing he wants is a human woman disrupting the balance of his territory, his control, and his life. But Linda is unlike anyone he has ever known. She challenges him, unsettles him, and somehow sees through the walls he has spent years building around himself. As danger begins circling the pack lands and rogue wolves move closer to territory lines, Linda becomes caught in a world she was never supposed to enter. What starts as attraction slowly deepens into something far more dangerous—a bond neither of them expected and neither of them is prepared to survive. But love inside pack territory comes with consequences. Enemies are watching. Loyalties are tested. And Nick must decide whether protecting his pack means letting Linda go… or risking everything to keep her. Because some mates are destined. And some are the ones you were never supposed to want.