He stole the bride but ended up rescuing his mate. To protect the forest his pack has been using for ages, Alpha Joshua does the unthinkable, he kidnaps the heiress of those lands before she marries the vampire who's trying to evict them. Erica's family used to be happy and wealthy, that is, until her mother died, and her father wasted their fortune gambling. But the worst was still to happen when her father lost not just money but also promised her hand in marriage to one of his debtors. Unknowingly in the middle of an ancient feud between vampires and werewolves, Erica is taken on her wedding day and discovers someone else is willing to do all he can to keep her from marrying. Even pay for her father's debt. But when desire courses through Joshua's veins every time he looks at the stolen bride, the Alpha wants more than protect her--he wants to claim her as his. When Erica's fiancé uses all his means to get her back, Joshua must step up to defend his mate and prevent the vampire from taking her ... again.