Darin hasn't actively been looking for his mate, even though he wants nothing more than to meet him. He's lonely and he works too much, so he's been hoping for a miracle-for his mate to walk into his bakery. It hasn't worked yet, but then a man walks into the mansion's kitchen and declares he's Darin's mate, and Darin gets the miracle he's been waiting for. Ira has known Darin was his mate for a few months, but he's been burned by people who should've loved him before, so he took his time before deciding to talk to him. Now that he knows Darin won't hurt him, he takes advantage of a trip to Whitedell to finally properly meet his mate. Darin and Ira don't wait to mate, even though they know their families might not be happy about it. But what their families think isn't their only problem, and when the hunters attack again, Ira will need to fight for his mate and his friends.