When Ava Jensen returns to her sleepy Oregon hometown after her mother's passing, she's ready to rebuild the family bakery—and nothing else. But a run-in with a wolf near the woods stirs old memories, ones she can't explain... and one man she can't seem to forget.

Jaxon Hale left town to escape the weight of the Alpha title and the pull of a girl who never knew the truth. But when danger creeps too close and the rogue wolves grow bold, Jaxon returns with a secret he's no longer sure he can keep—especially from the one woman fate marked as his.

As Ava's senses heighten and her strength awakens, she begins to unravel the truth about her past, the blood she carries, and the bond that binds her to Jaxon. He's not just the boy she once knew. And she's not just the girl who ran.

The wild is calling.

The bond is real.

And some truths are impossible to run from.

Can Ava embrace the wolf rising inside her before it's too late—or will the cost of denial be the one man she's beginning to trust with her heart?