THERE WAS NOTHING SIMPLE ABOUT WHAT BRODY CARTER HAD TO DO... With any other woman, it would be. But not with Michaela Doucet. He barely knew the provocative Cajun, but already her beautiful face haunted his dreams. True, women like Michaela never took an interest in guys like him--ones who were scared and bitter enough not to care what the world thought about them. But that had no bearings now that he had to protect Michaela from the Lycans who wanted her dead. Even if this decision would change his entire life, even if it was pure madness. Brody had no other choice. He never had....