River:
When I was seventeen I made an unforgivable mistake.
My entire clan hates me even though I'm their alpha.
I was willing to live alone in the darkness until I saw him.
He is mine. Every fiber of my being tells me that.
The clan will object to their alpha being with both a human and a man.
I don't care. I will have what's mine.

Darius:
Everyone gets one great love. I've had mine.
She died.
Now all that's left for me is survival.
One day at a time. One breath at a time.
But why is it when I look at him I feel like I could love again?
I can't betray her memory...
But I also can't betray my heart.

This MM shifter romance can be read as a standalone.