A long time friend of Tristan's is returning after a year, however since they've been gone Tristan's life has been turned upside down and he's entered a world that once only belonged to story books. He is now mated to the next in line alpha in a house of werewolves, and while he wants to see his friend and tell him everything, he knows he has to keep him out of the dangers this world can possess. However upon his friend's arrival, Lin seems to have secrets of his own, and a few of the members of the house become unsettled by Lin's lack of a scent.