<p><b>Love takes time, patience, and work. A true mate doesn't mean true love.</b></p> <p>From the time she was a little girl, Mary loved Jason. He was her knight in shining armor. Her first crush. Her first kiss. Her first everything, until he broke her heart and she vowed to hate him for 1,000 lifetimes.</p> <p>Jason is the future Alpha of Westin Pack. As an only child, he's under extraordinary pressure to find his one true mate and carry on his family's legacy. When he returns home from college after years away, he finds her in a pup he had always been protective of and attracted to, despite their age differences.</p> <p>Now, Jason knows exactly what he wants and isn't afraid to go after it, but Mary carries years of resentment towards him and proves far more stubborn than expected. Can Jason find a path back to her heart and rekindle a flame he had fought to put out?</p> <p><b>Contains mature themes.</b></p>