Henri was raised by humans and doesn't fully embrace the part of her that is wolf. She doesn't listen to her wolf and her abusive human boyfriend makes her unable to see the truth of her situation clearly. Henri has to work through her doubt about Deacon wanting her. He's so patient with her while she gets comfortable with the idea of them. Even though he's direct about it, she keeps denying it to herself. Until she can't.

Do not pick this up without checking the content notes; quite a few triggers If you like wolf shifters, read this series. Don't balk at the page length. I promise they go quick.

Immersive world building, superb character and relationship growth. Author is excellent at drawing out the tension of a threat while not lingering on it too long when it eventually hits.

And she does a remarkable job of balancing hard topics, emotional intimacy, and smoking hot spicy times.