To survive...she needs a mate.

Cougar shifters have allied into ten groups called Dares which together form the Shadowcat Nation. A rocky alliance at best, it is still vital to protect themselves against other species of shifters.

In the midst of the turmoil, Hannah Keller becomes a targeted mate for Kyle Carstairs, the treacherous soon-to-be Alpha of another Dare.

Meanwhile, Nick Jensen, her childhood hero and longtime secret crush, has returned home with hopes of claiming Hannah for his own. But will he be in time to rescue her from Carstairs's schemes?
 
*This short story was originally published in 2013 as part of the Here, Kitty Kitty anthology, but has undergone a re-edit. Scenes were added, things were changed, but the kissing still remains!