Makayla Devamar is in denial about the stupid one-night stand mistake resulting in her getting pregnant. But when she sneaks in the house one morning to find her bags packed, and her mom waiting with an ultimatum-go to Wolf River, Idaho to be mated to the son of the Alpha, or turn over her credit cards and cell phone and make her own way alone- she has no choice but to face the disaster she's made of her life. Caleb Reed keeps to the solitude of his half-finished cabin and stuffs down the pain caused by his girlfriend's death years prior by too much work and too little socializing. But when he's approached by his father to take on Makayla as his mate and be a father to her baby, Caleb agrees. As Caleb and Makayla learn the ins and outs of cohabitation, sparks of attraction arise along with the pains of their pasts. And they may just find the healing they need, and the happy future they both crave- if they can just find some common ground.