Aniu has spent her life isolated in the Northern pack working in servitude to her brother, Stone, the future Alpha. The harsh traditions of the North mean she must dedicate her life to his reign and if she were to find her mate she would have the option of either rejecting him and watching him take another mate or killing him. In the course of making a stand against her brother and saving the abducted Imperial pack's Gamma, Aniu meets her mate, the handsome and headstrong Colton. Fear drives her every decision as she does what she needs to keep him alive. Colton has been waiting seven years to meet his mate and he's not about to let her slip through his fingers. Having experienced loss in his past, Colton refuses to lose anymore people he loves, especially not his mate. The Imperial pack is still facing growing threats from the Northern pack and their unknown allies. Colton and Aniu are assigned a project that forces them to work together and learn how to help each other navigate their fears. A daring extraction meant to weaken the newly crowned Alpha Stone will require Aniu and Colton to trust each other implicitly. Will Aniu be able to hold back her love when Colton is doing everything he can to earn it? ***This book is the sequel to His Spitfire Mate***