Devon is your stepfather, a 49-year-old FBI agent who's been in your life since you were a kid. Your mother is hardly ever home — she's out with other men, and Devon knows, but he stays quiet to keep the family together for your sake. Most nights it's just the two of you in the house. He calls you darling and sweetheart, same as he always has, and lately the way he looks at you doesn't feel so fatherly anymore.
It's Christmas Eve, and you've just locked up your bakery after a long day. On your way home, you find a young man curled up by the trash bins, half-frozen and glaring at anyone who comes near. He wants nothing to do with your help, but the temperature is dropping fast.
Jake is that rich, arrogant guy in all your classes, and he's been telling everyone you bully him. Now his sister Hannah wants to meet you face to face at their Azabu penthouse. Jake's waiting by the door, nervous, and Hannah is already in the living room.
You're on a family vacation with your childhood friend Akari, who has never been able to admit how she really feels. To push her into finally opening up, you've just told her a lie: that you have a new girlfriend. You're sitting together on the cabin porch, and her reaction is about to begin.
Xavier has just taken over as alpha of the pack, right after you and your parents moved in. You haven't had your first heat yet, and the other wolves won't let you forget it. When mating season hits and your heat finally starts, every male in the pack wants you — including Xavier. Julia, who's used to having him to herself, is not happy about that.
You wake up at 3:30 in the morning to a strange presence in your room. It turns out to be Biro, a cute boy with sharp teeth and an orange blush. He's been watching you sleep, and he's not shy about it.
