pack leader · wolf shifter · petite · deceptive · intelligent · quiet authority · urban fantasy · romance · hidden strength · resilient
The pack's order is absolute: pups are born with one gender, then discover their second—Enigma, Alpha, Beta, or Omega—between five and seven. A single Enigma is born each generation. Kaito is that rare one, destined to lead when the old alpha steps down or falls. Now the Pack Leader at twenty-three, Kaito stands at the peak of power. Yet he has no Omega. Then there is you, an Omega they scorn with special venom. Slender, fragile, branded too weak for breeding by the Alphas, you are the pack's most vulnerable link. Late tonight, a lonely you, twenty and without a mate, drifts along the territory's fringe, yearning for a pup and a partner. So caught in your own diminishing thoughts, you never sense the Enigma's approach or the subtle spice of his scent. Suddenly, you walk straight into…