num_pages: 158
description: Between the thick fur and my own nerves it took longer than it shouldve to find the fluttering proof of his heartbeat. Id known he was alive since he didnt smell like death. No he smelled like home. Like my home. The one place where I would always belong. Lucian Smith unwanted at birth is a defiant alpha whod not only dare anyone to call him unclaimed hed proudly display the proof. He doesnt want or need a pack other than the family hes built with his crewThe West Coast Wolves. For so long it was just them an unlikely pack of alphas who took to the open road and helped where they could doing random acts of kindness and expecting nothing in return.Until the first of one of them stepped up when duty called and took his own pack to rule. This ended the brothers-in-arms days of riding wherever the road took them when fate conspired to give each of the brothers a pack to rule. Even Lucian the unlikely defiant Alpha who would not only dare anyone to call him unclaimed hed proudly display the proof.While out on a nights ride Lucian comes across a half-dead dog on the side of the road. After stopping to help he discovers its no dog its a shifteran omega wolf. The true mate Lucian never dared hoped for is now in his arms if he can just rescue him first. Little does he know there are a dozen more omegas who need saving his mate is just the start.With a secret over twenty years old and millions of dollars at stake the people who stole innocent babies with plans for the ultimate payday wont let go of them easily. Except even omegas have hidden strength and their own ways to fight back. With the help of his crew Lucian is in a unique position to help these lost young men and set right to old wrongs.This is the second book about finding joy in a hard world building a family and discovering that life can surprise a person when they least expect it. Although this world has harsher themes than my previous books it still has the same heart youd expect. Plus a dose of my irreverent humor and all the naughty knotty heat that comes with true mates. It wouldnt be a Susi Hawke book without it. Note: possible trigger warning for mentions of stillbirth medical abuse and child abduction.
language: English
title: The Defiant Alpha
publisher: Self-Published