Leighton, the female alpha lead, has been a lone alpha for many reasons but, significantly, because it gives her mother very little to blackmail her with. When Kiara, the female omega lead, arrives at her apartment and intimidates her assistant into giving her entrance, Leighton is somewhat stymied. Kiara is desperate for a dark bond, a bond that gives the alpha(s) complete control over the omega and Leighton isn’t interested for a variety of reasons. But when she realises that Kiara is a crimelord’s daughter, she accepts that the only way to keep her safe is to dark bond her. 

But she’s also been having a longterm affair with Ambrose, one male alpha from her brother’s rejected, scent matched pack. When she needs help, she calls him. Then she livestreams a confrontation with Kiara’s brother to the pack lead, Dash, another male alpha lead. And obviously, Mercury, the third male alpha pack member comes along with his pack mates. Leighton has spent her life trying to keep everything under control and to protect her brother and his pack from their mother’s manipulations. Now she needs to work out how to keep Kiara safe as well. And, since they both want her brother’s ex pack, it wouldn’t hurt if they could manage a situation where that’s achievable… 

This story is quintuple POV, well written and edited, and an awesome addition to this series. I actually don’t really like RH but this series is so well written, with complex, interesting characters and storylines, that it has drawn me in. I enjoyed the pack dynamics of the all male pack and how they changed when the females were added. I adored the strength of Leighton in all respects compared to the male alphas, and the complexity of the relationships between them all. I enjoyed Kiara’s determination. I particularly appreciate that this series does NOT include automatic trauma resolution just because they’ve found their forever pack. I enjoyed how Kiara continued to have her “emotional support knife”, and the way both Mercury and Dash had self esteem and self confidence issues to work through. I enjoyed the erotic intimate scenes and how they showed the building relationships and the overall relationship dynamics. I enjoyed the secondary character integrations and the changing perspective of Soren, who is a recurring background manipulative character - I honestly hope he gets his comeuppance eventually! I enjoyed the resolution and am waiting on tenterhooks for the epilogues/slices of life these authors always provide - I can’t wait to see these characters having a great life together!

I received a complimentary copy from the author and this is my voluntary honest review.