Rolly has waited ten years to claim his mate. Now the wait is over, and he's coming home. Rolly has waited patiently for his mate. When he first met Erdwin, the boy was still a child. Rolly felt nothing but compassion for him back then, but Erdwin came of age five years ago, and Rolly's stayed out of his life in order to give Erdwin time to experience life. Erdwin never fit right in his skin. He didn't like what he saw in the mirror. It didn't match how he felt inside. As a shifter, he was stuck with the body he had. Surgery wasn't an option for him. But Erdwin found a way to accept himself-by embracing the part of herself that felt like her true nature. She struggled with it, but with her family's support, she became Edie, the young lady she was meant to be. She stopped worrying about her parts, and concentrated on her heart. When Rolly, a powerful shaman, moves back home to the pack, Edie is transfixed. He makes her nervous-and arouses her. But what would a man like him think of a woman like her? Edie's about to find out, and she will have to be stronger than ever to help fight off a threat to her pack, to her mate, and to her family.