Tasked with teaching Ronan, a solitary werewolf, Maya never suspects she is guiding the Alpha King himself—or that he takes her lessons as a mate claim. Her escape from Lost Isle only leads to capture, and Ronan makes it clear he will not let her go. When Maya recovers a buried memory of the boy who once saved her, she realizes she had already promised to return. Carrying his pup, she stands beside Ronan as he secures legal intelligent-species status, then marries him and builds a life with him on the island.