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Wren has spent most of her life learning how to survive. Homeless since she was fourteen, she knows better than to expect kindness from the world. As a Rare, she knows her first heat could make her a target—and with nowhere safe to go, she has no idea how she will survive the ten days ahead. Then there is Dane. Six and a half feet of muscle, scars, and intimidating silence, Dane owns the pub where Wren has been scavenging meals for months. He has always been kind to her without asking for anything in return, which makes him the last person she should turn to. But when the freezing winter leaves Wren with nowhere else to go, she shows up at his door. Dane takes her in. He gives her food. A warm bed. A safe place to endure her heat. And when Wren offers him the only thing she’s ever been taught she can trade for protection, Dane refuses. He won’t use her. But living under the same roof with a vulnerable Rare is testing every ounce of his self-control. And as Wren begins to see the scarred man beneath the intimidating exterior, safety slowly turns into trust, trust into desire, and desire into something neither of them can walk away from. For the first time, Wren wants a man for more than survival. And for the first time, Dane wants someone enough to risk being hurt again. But when the heat fades, one question remains: Will Wren still choose the man who saved her when she no longer needs saving?