Brent Conall, brother and Beta to Lou Conall has a mission. Find his missing brother-in-law and get back home in time to witness the mating of his brother and human Megan Sullivan. Karen Conall, lifemate to Brent knows her brother wouldn't disappear without a trace. He'd never worry his family in that way. Now is a terrible time for Brent to be away from his brother, the formal ritual for his mating is scheduled but something has happened and it's more tangled than any of them contemplated.