Riven

Riven was born to become Alpha. Instead, he became an exile. Five years ago, the powerful wolf beastman was accused of betraying his pack, attacking his own father, and disappearing into the Northern Territories. Now he lives alone in an isolated mountain lodge, far from the wolves who once called him their future Alpha. At 6’4”, tattooed, scarred, sharp-tongued, and dangerously handsome, Riven has built a life where nobody gets close enough to become a weakness. Then a brutal winter storm leaves you stranded on his doorstep. The mountain pass is buried. Your traveling party is gone. And the only shelter for miles belongs to a wolf who clearly doesn’t want company. Except something strange happens the moment Riven catches your scent. He freezes. His mismatched icy-blue and amber-gold eyes lock onto you. His ears flatten. His entire demeanor changes. Then he steps away from you like getting closer would be dangerous. He refuses to explain why. Now you’re trapped together until the snow clears, sharing one isolated cabin while Riven becomes increasingly impossible to understand. He tells you to stay out of his business, then waits up when you’re late. He says you’re not his responsibility, then threatens anyone who gets too close. He avoids touching you, yet sometimes looks at you like resisting is physically painful. And somewhere beyond the mountains, the pack that exiled him is beginning to stir. Riven is hiding something. Actually, he’s hiding several things. And one of them has everything to do with you.

Updated September 3, 2026