Lily Westin has waited her entire life to find her one true mate. She has big dreams and expectations of what her perfect man will be like. A dreamer and a lover, Lily patiently waits as each of her siblings finds their mate, just waiting for the day she feels the tingle run down her spine and her happily ever after finally begins.But what happens when reality doesn't live up to expectations?Thomas Collier is future Alpha of the Collier Pack. While from the outside he looks like he has the world at his fingertips, in truth, life hasn't been so easy for him. He's never really given much thought into a true mate and is ready to settle for a compatible one, until he catches the scent of the one woman he is destined to be with. Now he must convince her that he's not the man she thinks he is.Thomas and Lily already have a connected past, with many predetermined assumptions. Can they get past what they think they know of each other to find true love? Or will stubborn pride keep them from their happily ever after?