She thought the fight was over, but it was only just beginning. At the end of her trials, Ness Clarke earned her place in the male pack and won over her new Alpha, Liam Coleraine. But her place among the Boulders, and her relationship with Liam, is in jeopardy. At first, her cousin, who has become the pack's enemy number one, claims that Ness helped him avoid a death sentence. And then August Watt, Ness's best friend from childhood, returns home to Boulder. And although August's plan was only to pledge allegiance to the new Alpha and return to service, he finds that now he can't just take it and leave. And this becomes a problem for Liam and Ness: Ness and the former Marine have developed a pair bond. If this connection is not strengthened, it will disappear, but this will take months. How long and hard can two people fight a physical attraction that makes their bodies immune to anyone other than their mate? Ness is tired of the fight, tired of having to prove that she is worthy of the trust of the pack and the love of the Alpha. But when an enemy pack arrives in town and threatens the Boulders, she is faced with a choice: stand aside and let the wolves that once pushed her away fight for themselves, or step in and help them fight the unexpected guests. Ness has never backed down. ...not in front of anyone. So why should she do it now?