This sequel to PACK OF LIES focuses on Aiden but also includes the viewpoints of Teagan and Peter. Aiden and his family have moved to Red Ridge, New Mexico where he learns that he, his sister, and his mother are werewolves. Even more than that, he learns that his father Paul who is human is not his biological father. Marcus, who is the alpha of the werewolf pack, is his biological father. This rocks Aiden's world by changing everything he had ever believed about himself. This cocky, beautiful, woman-killing young man has to deal with things when life isn't easy anymore.Teagan has never had life easy. She lives with her alcoholic father who constantly promises to attend AA and change his life but who also constantly breaks his promises. Along the way he verbally abuses Teagan and helps destroy her self-confidence which already took a hit when her mother left the family. She had had run-ins with the pack kids and been used and betrayed by a young man who seduced her and dropped her. She certainly isn't looking for another relationship with a beautiful member of the pack. The third viewpoint belongs to Peter. Peter watched his uncle be killed by a werewolf but no one would believe that was what happened. He spent years institutionalized, medicated, and abused while still being determined to avenge his uncle and murder werewolves. Now released from the institution he finds his way to Red Ridge to track down possible werewolf sightings and recruit a team to kill werewolves. The story is woven between these very different people. The situation heats up when Aiden really notices Teagan who is his sister Alli's friend. In fact, he notices her in such a way that he believes that they are true mates. This is another case of insta-love which I usually hate in books but works because it has been established as a werewolf thing. Aiden has his work cut out for him though. He has to learn to control his being a werewolf, has to appease Marcus who wants him to be the next alpha and who really doesn't want him to spend time with human girls, and he has to convice Teagan to take a chance on having a relationship with him. I will have to admit that I really didn't like Aiden at the beginning of this story. I thought that he was too cocky and too sure of his attraction for "the ladies" — which struck me as a demeaning and dehumanizing way to label girls. However, as he struggled with both Marcus and Teagan, and as his real mating bond manifested, I got to like him a lot better. Teagan was my favorite character because I found her to be a survivor. She was smart and had goals for her life. She loved her father but didn't like him most of the time. She needed to be resilient and she was. I liked her caution around Teagan and I admired her for not letting him overwhelm her. My one complaint was the number of times that she was reduced to tears though they did make sense in this emotion-packed story.Fans of romance and fans of werewolf stories will enjoy this book.
