Her mysterious past holds the key to protecting his clan.Between helping teens at an After-School Art Club and trying to publish her granny's fairy tales, Chantelle's life still feels somehow unfulfilled.When his father and older brother died, Charles was forced into the role of Alpha. Three years later, he still hasn't dealt with the loss. Now a rival pack is stirring up trouble in his grandmother's hometown, and he must investigate.But that is only where the mystery begins. There's something else going on and it starts with the mysterious and beautiful Chantelle. The secrets of her past and her untrained magical abilities hold the key to the rival pack's attacks. And when they discover that sorcery is behind the violence against women and children in the territory, they have to trust each other and forge a connection.But is their bond strong enough to protect the pack and fulfil a Fated Mates prophecy, or will they lead the pack, and their love, to ruin?Reader advisory: This book contains scenes of racism, violence and attempted threatened sexual assault. There is reference to past memory modification and the off-screen death of a teen.