Book excerpt: Private Investigator Alynna Chase's life is turned upside down when she meets charming and sexy Lycan bodyguard Alex Westbrooke.When a chance encounter unleashes her shifter side, Alynna Chase discovers the secret world of werewolf clans living right under everyone's noses. Not only is she a full-blooded Lycan, but she's also a fabled True Mate offspring, born of a human mother and powerful Alpha father. She finds herself in the center of Lycan society, sought-after by eligible males, but also in danger from unknown forces trying to harm her so the Alpha of New York assigns her a bodyguard. She feels drawn to the sexy, broody Lycan,, but he's strictly all-business, hell bent on protecting her while keeping her at arm's length.Alex Westbrooke knows that Alynna could never be his. With her position so high up in clan hierarchy, he could only dream of possessing her. But the attraction between them is too powerful, and he risks everything to have her, even for just one night.When a threat to the clan and Alynna's life draws them closer together, Alex vows to do anything to protect her, even risk getting too close and defying Lycan tradition and hierarchy.With so many things at stake, will their affair end in disaster or have these two lonely souls found what they've been looking for?