Bax is desperate.

Recently widowed, he takes his pups and flees his pack to avoid a new mate who wants him--but not his babies. At Mercy Hills, he finds the help he'd hoped for, but also a man who both attracts and unnerves him. He doesn't want another alpha mate, or even any mate, though he knows that an omega has to have one. But Abel is unlike any other alpha he's ever met, and the hope that had been crushed out of him begins to grow again in the warmth of Abel's kindness and strength.

Bax is a dream come true for Abel--smart, loyal, strong, and loving. Everything Abel's ever looked for in a mate. Except the independent omega has no reason to trust an alpha and Abel's going to have to work his way through layers of hurt if he wants to convince Bax he's safe opening his heart.

But to keep him, he'll have to fight for him.

Approximately 130,000 words in length, with a happy ending, some questions answered, and some hints about what's coming in the next couple of books.