Quote:The shifters of Night Falls are unlike any other community of shifters. They do not RUN as a pack or sleuth or pride. They RIDE as The Woodsmen, a motorcycle club dedicated to keeping everyone in their community safe.

Even the humans.

Mosa: My father's a leopard and a sadist, my mother a panther and a complete enigma. I am her cage. She is mine-at least until the day my father makes one last play to completely crush us. Now I'm on the run, twisted with guilt because my mother stayed behind so I could escape.

Her cryptic note tells me where to go-a remote town called Night Falls that is filled with rogue shapeshifters. The first one I encounter is a giant wolf called Doone. I flee, he chases. I fall, he heals me.

Our connection is immediate, but is it strong enough to save my mother?

Doone: Raised by a human in near isolation, I haven't met many shifters. But a town called Night Falls drew me in. I'm just starting to prove myself to its leaders when I encounter an emerald-eyed, dark-skinned beauty in the woods, far from the beaten path-and not part of the Night Falls pack.

Seeing me, she bolts. The wolf in me can't help but chase. She goes over a cliff, I follow, pushing my alpha energy at the sleek panther. But something strange happens to Mosa on the way down. That's okay, I'm different, too. Different in a way that could get me killed even among my own kind.

I'll take the risk. If my power can keep Mosa safe, I don't give a damn who knows.

Book 4 of Protected by the Pack. Previously published as Night Returns © 2023.