**He knew it was a terrible idea—yet desperate, he had no choice but to return home. Danny Royce spent eight years running from Lupus Latr, the pack he was born to protect. When his father fell in battle and his brother lost the alpha’s mantle, Danny and his mother fled under cover of moonlight—leaving everything he knew behind. Now, at last of age, he’s back, bloodied and weary, in search of help from one person: Ezra, the only female alpha in existence.** Erza sits on the alpha’s throne: fierce and enigmatic. She holds Danny’s fate—and the future of their clan—in her hands. When Danny arrives to ask for her help, she offers him more than mercy: a night with her that promises both redemption and risk. **One fierce encounter ignites a bond neither expected, testing the fragile line between predator and prey. Can Danny trust the she-wolf who seized his birthright…or will surrendering to her dark bargain cost him more than he ever imagined? Alpha Heat is a sinfully steamy, reverse age-gap, enemies-to-lovers erotic paranormal romance—where power, passion, and primal instincts collide.** (Contains mature themes and explicit shapeshifter romance.)