One minute wolf shifter Katrina Hagan is shoe shopping with her packmate Joy, the next minute she's being carried off by the Alpha of the Killingworth pack. Now she's a hostage, a pawn in the negotiations between two rival packs – so why can't she act like it? Her kidnapper, Maddox "Mad Dog" Killingworth, has a reputation as a ruthless killer – she should be petrified.

Instead, within days of being taken prisoner, the sassy she-wolf has Maddox's pack eating out of her hand and she's making Maddox's inner wolf howl with need every time she saunters by. Too bad their packs have been mortal enemies for generations, and she's fighting tooth and claw to resist her burning desire for Maddox.

Just when it seems like Maddox might finally be breaking down her barriers, it turns out that Katrina's pack hasn't been playing fair, and a shocking betrayal threatens to wipe out Maddox's entire pack. How can Maddox choose between the love of his life...and the life of his pack?