River needs an heir, but not just any cub will do. He needs a child with a lineage impressive enough to rival his own. The obvious solution would be to take a mate. Unfortunately, women aren't really his thing. Now he must fight off one challenger after another to keep leadership of his clan. But everything changes when he meets Darius, a single dad with a son that would make a perfect heir. Darius has only loved one person his entire life. When his wife died, part of him went with her. He spent the past year pulling his life together, battling his alcoholism. Now that things are finally stable, this delightfully suave shifter steps into his life and makes him wonder if perhaps he could love again. When Darius finds out about River's need for an heir, he can't help but wonder if River's feelings for him are genuine. And even if they are, after his son has been through so much, how could he get him involved in shifter politics? A budding romance, struggling to survive in the most hostile of environments. This MM shifter romance can be read as a standalone.MM Bear Shifter Romance