Can this stoic Dire Wolf admit the sassy feline is his fated mate and stake his claim?Ariella Golden needs to persuade sexy Dire Wolf Beta, and the amazingly talented chef at Serious Moonlight, Brock Laurent, to use her Pride's corporation, Eat Well Live Proud, for all the roadhouse's needs in order to win the coveted quarterly prize at her company. They did offer the best organic, non-GMO, and responsibly harvested fish and meat. The only problem was the big ol' doggy happened to be her fated mate.Brock was perfectly content to cook good food and hang out with his Pack until she walked into his life. Now the curvy, curly-headed goddess was all he could think about. Determined to ignore the pull of his mate, Brock develops a plan to test whether or not the virginal hellcat can handle all of him. Ariella is stunned when Brock propositions her. With the encouragement of her family, she agrees to a single night in Brock's arms to close the deal that will put her in the running for EWLP's quarterly prize. After all, it might be the only way she can get the big dummy to realize she is his mate.Will the sassy feline prove that she can take anything he dishes out?