He's tough as nails.Mitch Paris trained with the best, earning a place as second-in-command to the Alpha of the Brethren, but something was always missing...She's a born survivor.Rissa Leighton survived sickness and an unhappy marriage, but never gave up hope.The fates brought the two of them together.Never one to give up a fight, it's now Mitch's turn to take the lead as Alpha of his own pack, but after a ten year absence he returns home with Rissa to the Canadian Northwest to find more than just the landscape has changed. A Blood Challenge has been issued, and not only must he prove his worth but past intrigues raise questions about his future, his new family and a murder that could change the course of their life and love...