Emerald Anderson absolutely does not want a mate, but her parents have been pressuring her into visiting other packs to find him. They want her to have the happiness they have. So, when Emerald's parents drag her to a meeting about the ongoing war, she is surprised to find her mate there. River Williams wants to find his mate so bad! He wants to search high and low for her, but because of the war, he hasn't had time. When he hosts a war planning meeting, his mate unexpectedly shows up at his door. He thought she would throw herself at him and is utterly stunned when she starts crying. Will River win Emerald's heart? Or will she reject him forever? Meanwhile, the greatest war in Werewolf history has been going on for years. The main enemy is still Jack, the sadistic werewolf hunter. He's now gained many allies to rise against the race he believes are "monsters." Which War will be fatal, ending in disaster? Emerald's mental battle against her own feelings for her mate? Or the physical war the werewolf kingdom has been sucked into? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -Book 2 -Succeeds "Silent Luna" -Precedes "Hidden Fox" -Started: April 2nd, 2019 -Completed: April 19th, 2020 -#11 in Telekinesis 4/25/2020 -#1 in Bloodshed 5/22/2020