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As the sole heiress of the prestigious Frostpeak Pack, Willa Olson had once been a force to be reckoned with. But for Cedric Kane, she stripped away every ounce of her pride, spending three years as his silent shadow. During her third winter at the brutal border outpost, she held down their coldest defense line. Her knuckles split from the freezing wind, and her wolf went dormant, all for the hope of hearing him say, "Come back." She braved the frozen wastes to get back to Blackstone. But outside the council hall, she stopped cold. Cedric was quietly telling Beta Noah Barnett, "Extend Willa's border rotation for another three years. "Claire only has me. I can't bring Willa back and risk upsetting Claire." Moonlight washed over Willa's face, turning ice-cold against her skin. It hit her then: the mating bond she thought they shared was entirely one-sided. She was the only one burning for it. Fine. She'd let him see exactly what, and who, he had thrown away in the snow.