Peter Karhu left his bear shifter pack more than a decade ago, and he's not once regretted the decision. He's content living among the humans, pretending to be one of them.

Until she shows up and rattles his perfectly crafted life.

Winona Orzo. The one he left behind. They'd been best friends when he took off, and even though he regretted hurting her, they'd been kids and she'd had no reason to leave with him.

Her unexpected return to his life should evoke all sorts of negative emotions, but instead, he's feeling desires he shouldn't have. Especially not for someone who is fated to be with another.

Scandals and threats of exposure to shifters everywhere seem small when it's all he can do to keep from claiming Winona as his own.