The adventure and romance continues as Alec finds more intrigue and desire in the town of Redfern. Alec and Philip finally decide to stop running and settle down but Alec's sister Rachelle has other plans. Still angry at becoming a whelp, a newborn wolf, she is determined to make Alec's life a living hell. To add fuel to the fire a new shifter enters town, adding a new temptation to Alec's relationship as the Pure Blood- one of the oldest and strongest of the wolf shifters-closes in on Alec. What does the Pure Blood want with Alec and will finding out destroy the happy life he's found in the sleepy mountain town? Book 2 of the Beast Within Trilogy. It is strongly recommended that you read book 1: Man and the Beast before starting this book.