Grey, an alpha of the Clear Ridge pack is aware of his duty. Regarded as cold and brutal, he knows that the time has come for him to take a mate and it won’t be for finer things such as love. The union will be to ensure the continued survival of his pack and nothing more. When a fire ravages through a neighboring pack, Grey offers up his assistance and expects to do what he can for them before returning to see to his duty. What he doesn’t expect is to find his fated mate and have the shifter try to kill him on their first meeting. Eoin has been running. From secrets and a past that threaten to take his life if they ever find him. He knows how foolish it was to attack the visiting alpha—he escaped certain death only to find himself in a situation where he’ll have to offer his head up on a platter. But it’s not his blood the alpha wants and Eoin doesn’t know if he can resist what Grey is offering. No matter how temporary or how badly he wants it too. With a pack war looming in the horizon and his past caught on the scent of his blood, Eoin will have to do everything he can to fight a pull he doesn’t understand while trying to keep his life and his heart intact.Disclaimer: Contains mature content, intended for adult audiences only. See inside cover for additional content warnings. This is the third book in the Clear Ridge Pack series. Reading the others in the series will provide context, but this book can be read as a standalone. HEA, no cliffhanger.