Styx has a mission. He's chasing after a woman who's on the run from a vindictive Alpha. His skills as an assassin will aid him in finding her, and then he can get her somewhere safe.Mira's intentions have been exposed: she's a secret supporter of the Alaskan Tigers. Now she has to run for her life. She never thought wanting a better future for shifters would cost her so much. She has lost her clan and her family, but her decisions have brought her someone she wasn't expecting--her mate.Styx believes he's undeserving of a mate, and is having difficulty coming to terms with his former life as an assassin. No matter how much he's done for the Alaskan Tigers, he doesn't believe his mate would be able to overlook his past. Choices. Life is full of them, and those choices are what bring two mates together. It could also be what tears them apart.