One man has to break the rules... the other must discover who he truly is. Braden Craig is a popular schoolteacher in Gray Vale, and unlike most wolf shifters, he's one of life's peacemakers. When old tensions rise in the newly merged pack, he's quick to douse the flames. But nothing can cool the heat inside him when he locks eyes with the giant blond stranger who has become the target of some less than welcoming packmates' aggression. Tragedy pushed Marius Voss out of his so-called comfort zone in Stoke Ridge. After being forced to move to Gray Vale with his young son, and still recovering from life-altering injuries, he just wants to keep to himself and figure out his new life. He never expected to find an ally at all, let alone a man like Braden. When fate plays a hand, and the two men find their lives intertwined, will they find a way to be together?