Dr. Elara Vance’s new job is simple: keep the Ironclaw Howlers, the roughest pack in pro-hockey, in peak physical condition. She never expected her biggest challenge to be Maddox Kane—the brutal, brooding left-winger whose savage hits are legendary, and whose betrayal shattered her heart a decade past. The boy she loved is gone, replaced by a dominant Alpha whose very presence scorches the air with possessive heat. Maddox plays a vicious game, on and off the ice, and he’s made it clear: Elara is off-limits to every other wolf in the den. His growled warnings are a brand, his lingering touches a torment. He says he’s protecting her from the pack’s ruthless politics. She knows he’s guarding a secret that could unravel everything. As a deadly threat from a rival pack closes in, putting Elara directly in the crosshairs, Maddox is forced to choose between the bonds of his team and the woman he once forsaken. But when the final buzzer sounds and the ice runs red, Elara discovers the truth isn't just about broken promises—it’s about a primal bond he’s been fighting since the night he let her go. Now, with her life on the line, Maddox must finally face the penalty for breaking her heart… or watch his true mate be taken forever.