Intended Strangers

Rowan was left, abandoned and alone, his promised bond broken and cold when his promised mate disclaimed him. He thought he would never know any greater agony than that. But as his memories of their time together start to fade, he feels like he's losing her all over again.It has been nearly a year since he left everything he's ever known to come to the human realm. He completed his rite. He's a full member of werewolf society in Faerie. But he doesn't want to deal with the expectations that come along with that membership, the expectation that he must find a mate and sire pups.His new life with the human realm Northern Pack is as good as can be expected. They're teaching him how to be a better wolf, and they aren't pushing him to move on from a love he's not willing to let go of.But when Yuti, an irritating human who seems to take pleasure in getting under his skin, comes into his workplace smelling like vampire, Rowan is tasked with finding out what's going on with her. How is he supposed to get close to someone who so clearly hates him?