She swore she’d never trust another Alpha. Now, one’s living under her roof.

After being betrayed by the people she once called her pack, Emily Wilson rebuilt her life around work, independence, and walls no one can climb. At the center of that betrayal was Auren, a beautiful Omega who took her trust, her pack, and even her cat.

As the tall, silver-haired superintendent of a construction crew, Emily is respected, capable, and absolutely not on the market for a new pack. But the winds are shifting on Misty Pines, and suddenly there’s Jared, a young Alpha deckhand whose crush on her is too obvious, Grady, a Beta whose wounds call to her need to comfort, and Leif, an Omega with trust issues who needs someone to watch his back.

When a viral video brands Jared as a predator, Emily knows something doesn’t add up. And, when he has nowhere else to go, she offers him the one thing she doesn’t share. Her home.

Now Jared’s under her roof, Pinecrest’s rumor mill is working overtime, and Emily’s protective instincts are at war with her fear of being burned again. Worse, Auren has noticed her new houseguest, and his concern leaves her questioning her choices.

Emily thought she’d found her perfect pack before and got burned. Can she learn to open her heart again, or has she once again misplaced her trust?