This is a very intense read, dealing with Josh and Hayden after a traumatic event.  An event that sent Hayden to jail.  So now it's five years past that day and Hayden is bitter and a shell of a man.  Josh has his own regrets and yet both men had such a strong connection that fateful day.  So there's the past to overcome.  It isn't an easy road and Cooper Davis does an excellent job telling their story.  Josh and Hayden had issues to overcome.  What compounds the situation is both are dominate and stubborn alpha wolves. Obviously this isn't an instant mating but there is a satisfying conclusion.  This is a thought provoking read.  Not just how two wolves lose out on what they once had, but how they regained it and the steps they took.