Cullen Whitefeather is Ac-tawāa fierce golden-eagle shapeshifter. The ultimate predator, he doesnāt shy away from confrontationā¦unless it involves one tempting, smart-mouthed womanāthe woman destined to be his mate, the woman who doesnāt even know heās alive. Sarah Duncan made one mistake years ago and hasnāt stopped paying for it since. Tired of the townās treatment, she finally tells the truth about what really happened and pays a hard price. Her clan wants to silence herāpermanently. Rescue comes from a completely unexpected source: Cullen, a man who can barely seem to string two sentences together. Yet his fierce protectiveness, compassion, and bewitching touch are worth more than a thousand words. With Sarah so close, Cullen is losing his mindāand his heart. She says she wants to leave, and the raptors want her gone. But if thereās one thing Cullenās good at, itās a fight. And heās not letting her go without one.