In this small, isolated town hidden in the rugged mountains of Montana, Viking-descended werewolves live in the shadows. And in a world where secrets run deep, nothing is ever as it seems.

Raul Anderson’s rise through the ranks of the werewolf pack has been a journey paved with deadly mistakes and reckless choices. Once the revered First Verndari, he's now demoted to the bottom of the pack after a blackmail he can’t prove. His only hope is to expose the traitor within the pack before a rogue werewolf starts a war with humans.

The last thing he needs is a punishment that could destroy him. Sentenced to become a kennari—a mentor to newly bitten werewolves—Raul must train those unprepared for the monstrous change. His first charge? Elexis Sandalius: a fiery woman determined to uncover the werewolf who changed her life. She’s stuck working with Raul, the same man responsible for an unsanctioned bite that haunts her. As much as she hates him, she soon realizes he’s not the monster she thought.

With tension mounting between them and a dangerous murderer on the loose, Raul and Elexis must overcome their fierce dislike before their growing attraction destroys them—and plunges both humans and werewolves into war.

In a town full of lies, betrayal, and dark passions, two enemies must decide: will their fragile truce survive the truth... or will it shatter everything they thought they knew?