Oceana Daciana's eighteenth birthday brings a stunning revelation: the brother she's loved in secret since childhood is her fated mate. For eight years, she'd yearned for him, never expecting the answer to her desperate search would be the one person she could never have. When Gerard finally returns home, Oceana's wolf recognizes him instantly. But Gerard refuses to claim her. Bound by duty to an arranged marriage with the Alpha's son and haunted by the dangers of their forbidden bond, he pushes her away with ruthless determination. Yet fate has other plans. Gerard begins his desperate hunt for a replacement mate, someone—anyone—to break the curse that binds them. As he walks away, Oceana must decide whether to accept her predetermined future with another or fight for the one connection her wolf will never deny.