Asher isn’t looking for a mate. He’s fine alone in his mountain cabin at the edges of his bear clan’s land. His unusual shifter qualities have made him an outcast, and he has no expectations that any female would want his company. When a wounded wolf shifter lands on his doorstep one snowy night, he can’t help but wonder if fate is playing a cruel joke. Because one look and he knows… She is his to care for. His to protect. His to prove himself to. Brioni is different than what he’s used to. She doesn’t judge him and even likes his rough voice. She’s on the run from an abusive past and has enough secrets to pack his one-bed cabin. She is all he’s ever craved, but claiming her might end in the biggest fight of his life… a battle against his inner doubts.