Wild Territory

A forbidden scent. A lonely wolf. A cougar who refuses to run.

For three years, Eli has lived alone in the forest, guarding the territory he claimed after walking away from the ruins of his old pack. His cave is safe. His borders are quiet. His silence is complete.

Then a cougar shifter crosses the boundary.

Jace should be an intruder. A threat. A problem to chase out of wolf land before old territorial laws turn dangerous. Instead, his scent tears through Eli’s carefully controlled isolation and wakes something Eli thought he had buried: hunger, instinct, and the terrifying need to be wanted.

Jace did not stumble into Eli’s territory by accident. Sent by his pride to scout the lone wolf on the border, he expected danger. He did not expect Eli. He did not expect the bond pulling them together. And he definitely did not expect to risk his place in the pride for a wolf who is afraid love will turn into possession.

As their forbidden bond deepens, old enemies close in, pride politics sharpen, and a rival wolf pack threatens everything Eli and Jace are trying to build. To survive, they will have to prove that strength does not have to mean control — and that some territories are worth defending with teeth, claws, and an open heart.