After she failed as a Guardian, Sophia deemed herself undeserving of happiness. She assumed it would be easy to lock herself away from both emotions and the rest of the world and planned to spend forever wallowing in the guilt she felt she deserved. But complications, as always, arise, this time in the form of Nate Rivera, a haunting yet alluring werewolf. While investigating the strange visions he's had, Nate ends up finding Sophia instead. He soon realizes due to his werewolf senses that she's his mate and vows to play her games of rejection as long as needed. Can he overcome her emotional walls? Or will the ghosts from both their pasts ruin everything?