Ari is an Omega in the Puget Sound Pack, and destined to become the mate of Ryan, it’s new Alpha. But when she’s humiliated by a public rejection in front of the whole pack and forbidden from taking anyone else as her mate, she decides it’s time to strike out on her own. She has zero intention of joining another pack—not after the way her own pack had treated her—but with Ryan on her heels and nowhere else to turn, she accepts an invitation extended to her by Hollis, a kind beta and second-in-command of the River Valley pack. Will Ari’s heart heal? Can she accept the kindness and acceptance that she’s never known?