Thorn has always been a loner. He likes it that way. Likes what he does for his race and has no regrets about anything. He's never looked back once he's put something behind him, yet one thing from his past just won't let him go. The night he was taken and used. That one night seemed to change him, but for the good or bad he doesn't know. Now face to face with one of his demons he fights with the urge to not only protect but to mate. Katrina Scotts never expected her life to take the turn it did. Also never thought that her mother would turn on her the way she did or that she'd be once more in the hands of the animal she was forced to use one night. Now surrounded with shifters she discovers secrets, discovers loyalty, and what it means to be accepted for who you are, not for where you came from or your past.