Rune Wolf

Orion struggles to provide a memorable Solstice celebration while keeping his pack safe from an influx of outsiders. Will surrendering to the old magic of the desert solve his problems or lead his entire pack astray?

I'm Elspeth, the petite werewolf enforcer no one sees coming. My mission: shut down a dangerous pack steeped in dark blood magic, a pack that just happens to be led by the alpha who surprised me yesterday with an out-of-the-blue offer to mate. Accepting Orion's offer is the only way in, and I figure a mate bond can be broken as easily as it's created. This mate bond, however, immediately spirals out of control. Mysterious tattoos pop up on both of our arms, awakening lethal new powers within me and threatening to destroy everything I once believed in.

Once, I blindly followed the orders of a shadowy Council. No more. These days I'm on a quest with my estranged sister to free kidnapped shifter children before they're taught to disdain their own kind. Trouble is, the frozen tattoos from my broken mate bond keep interfering, trying to once again intertwine my fate with that of the alpha protector Orion. Worse, a matching mark has appeared on my sister, irrationally linking her to a dangerously charming stranger we rescued along the way.

After toeing the line around humans for most of my life, I thought mating with an alpha werewolf would mean I'd finally found my place. But when a pack mate falls deathly ill and a magical bracelet locks itself around my wrist, my newfound stability is shattered. To unleash the moonring's healing power and save my friend, I must mend bridges with two problematic father figures. One is the adopted parent who taught me that all werewolves are evil. The other is a shifter grandfather who offers his help—if I can survive a series of perilous trials.

A wolf is only as strong as her pack. As a sworn Council member, my neutrality forces me to watch from the sidelines while my mate's pack faces mounting threats. But when the desert's ancient magic fractures and a teenage wolf vanishes, I can no longer talk myself into holding that line. Because the girl's father has threatened war against my mate. Pack bonds are shattering. And the Council? They refuse to intervene. With time running out and my mate bond unraveling, I face an impossible choice: uphold my oath or risk everything to save the family I’m forbidden to claim.