He thought he was just a lonely human apprentice. Then a fated Alpha wolf saved him—and a dream-born mark revealed he might be something far more dangerous to deny.

Elijah has spent his whole life on the outside—orphaned, overlooked, and desperate for a pack to call his own. Working as a tattoo artist in training at Luna Ink, a studio run by wolf shifters, feels like the closest he has ever come to belonging. But when a violent stranger corners him after closing, Elijah's fragile new life shatters. A dark-eyed Alpha wolf named Cory appears out of nowhere and saves him, awakening a fierce attraction Elijah cannot explain.

Cory is a discharged military Alpha, a protector who keeps his distance from humans. Yet one look at Elijah's tattoo—the ancient Life-bringer symbol—and his wolf refuses to walk away. The mark means Elijah may be an Omega, capable of carrying a child regardless of sex, and the attack was no random crime. As Elijah's first heat burns through him, Cory must choose: resist the fated mates bond or claim the vulnerable young man who trusts no one.

With danger circling and desire blazing out of control, can Elijah surrender to the one man who sees his hidden power—before the pack hunting him tears them apart?