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

A silence settled between them. Josh wanted to know more, he had to know more, and not only for his personal curiosity. There was definitely something about Gavin that made Josh’s heart beat faster. Whether that was fear or attraction, he couldn’t tell.


“Sorry,” he said finally, when he couldn’t tell if he’d offended Gavin or not. “Must have been rough.”


Gavin shrugged again. “You can’t choose your beginnings. You can only chose what you make of it.”


Josh found himself nodding in agreement, even though he was acutely aware that he had yet to make much out of his own meager beginnings. Once he left Wolf Creek, his life would start for real. Then he would have the freedom to live his own life and not be a slave to the pack.


“Why did you decide to become a ranger?” he asked.


Chapter 48