I was walking home from the bakery one evening. The sun had set, and the mountain air was still and cold around me.

Then the smell hit me. It was pure Alpha scent, the smell was intense, closer than it should have been, and unmistakably composed of all three of them, Desmond’s cold cedar, Deccan’s earthy warmth, and Dean’s fierce musk.

My legs immediately failed me. My core heated up instantly, and a sudden, violent need took over my body. I fought the sensation and turned to run.

They were faster than my thought process.

Three large shadows emerged from the trees. They were in wolf form, their size was...