Recovering from his past might cost Paul Hardy his life. Paul Hardy has been rescued from a human trafficking ring, but he isn't free. The experience has left him traumatised and unable to dig himself out of his past. He's learned things no one ever should-including that shifters exist and are every bit as vicious as the beasts they become. Snow leopard shifter Justice Chalmers spent ten years in the Marines before moving back to Phoenix and working hard to get his dream job. Being a cop is all he's ever wanted. When his younger sister needs someone to drive her to their Grandma Marybeth's place in Colorado so she can try to help a human man with her new therapy license, Justice steps up to help her out, never imagining that he'll meet his mate. Justice and Paul won't have it easy. Not only does Paul have serious issues from his ordeal, his fear of shifters makes him a leery mate. And someone wants to silence him permanently...