Jared Oakes was surrounded by happily mated couples, but he wasn't sure he'd ever find his. As the beta to the head of the shifter council, he had traveled around the world and back again without discovering the woman who was meant to be his...until Rory Parker came to their pack for protection from the alpha's son who wanted to claim her as his own. Rory didn't have a plan when she fled her pack in the middle of the night, but it turned out to be the best decision she'd ever made. Fate sent her running straight into the arms of her mate.