Overview

Four months after their escape, Orion wakes up in full heat with no warning—and one very inconvenient plan to avoid his Alpha all day.

The Primal Triad bond has changed everything about his cycles, but Orion's not ready to surrender his hard-won independence just because his biology is demanding relief. Armed with stubborn pride and a list of increasingly desperate chores, he's determined to prove he doesn't need Dante.

Too bad Dante's in a hunting mood. What starts as avoidance becomes a game of cat and mouse through the Prairie Null Collective, with Orion staying one step ahead and Dante following with predatory patience. But when the chase leads to the tall grass at the property's edge, they're both about to discover that sometimes the best way to maintain your independence is to make someone work for the privilege of taking it away.

A steamy bonus story featuring established relationship, chase dynamics, and the kind of challenge-fucking that proves some battles are worth losing.