His plans to escape are foiled when he is blackmailed into finding a new alpha capable of controlling the largest pack in New England before the Amazons cull it. Josh has no clue how he is going to accomplish this task, let alone stay out of the sights of his power-hungry cousin, Bryce, who is convinced he is the pack's next alpha.<br><br>Josh befriends Andrea, an erratic Amazon trainee, who talks to the ghost of her dead mother and has her own agenda when it comes to the wolf pack. When he is rescued by Gavin, a handsome park ranger driven to live in the furthest reaches of civilization, Josh feels a pull toward him that is more than just physical attraction. The three develop a bond that is stronger than friendship and tested at every turn.<br><br>With the help of his new family, Josh must find the strength within him to save the Silverbane pack and defeat the evil that threatens to turn them into killers. Only then can he finally be free.

Wolf Creek

Otherwise I might as well take over.”


“No. I am a beta.” Elaine returned to the desk. “I know my place. Your mother knew her place as an omega. Just as Silverbane knew his as alpha. There is room in the pack for the fortunes of individual members to rise and fall, but everyone has a place. I might not have been beta if I wasn’t Silverbane’s sister. Our sibling rivalry pushed me to be better than I knew I could be. Now that he is gone, I have no desire to retain my position, much less assume one that I have no ability to maintain. I won’t let anyone take Silverbane’s position who is unfit to do so. That is my last duty to him, and I will even kill in that service. Or, if I die trying, then the challenger will have proved him or herself worthy.”


Josh was beginning to understand that there were some things that couldn’t be changed. Ever.


“So we have to find a true alpha.” He tried to grasp just how he was going to go about accomplishing that.


Chapter 41