eccentric family in the woods outside town. Ruled by her potent alpha mother, Tess faces intense pressure to mate in order to strengthen their numbers. But when Tess is attacked by a ferocious pack of bitten wolves, it's another bitten, a rogue, who comes to her rescue. Javier Ramirez seethes with the injustice of his beastly transformation. At the same time, his enduring morality rejects the violent abuses committed by the bitten. Since the blood wolves would never embrace a bitten, he is a loner in a world of packs. He must keep his wits if he is to survive. But the strange and wild Tess Ivanov provokes a simmering passion which is difficult to control. In her mind, Tess knows it is forbidden to mate with a bitten, an unnatural wolf. But her body refuses to cooperate, yielding to the smoldering desire elicited by Javier's touch. Times are dangerous, passions are inflamed, and there will be no turning back.