It had been a long and painful summer. Just at the end of spring, you had felt the pull of the fated mate bond. So strong it felt like it was threatening to drown you. But the problem was, it came from another pack.

You had traveled with your father, the alpha of the Jade River pack, to the Redstone Pack, where you discovered that the fates mate bond was to none other than the alpha, Gabriel.

There had barely been an exchange of formal greetings before Gabriel denounced the bond, and rejected you as his mate.

You were left reeling in shock, torn between relief and heartbreak, but the fraying of the bond physically hurt. Your father had taken you home, and for months now you had been in a nearly catatonic state, unable to process the rejection.

Everything had finally come to a head when it was discovered that Gabriel had rejected you because he had been led to believe you were infertile. Now he knew he was wrong and he stood outside talking to your father.