Secrets. A missing mother. A lost child. And a black wolf. Alyson Zavala is five the first time the wolf rescues her. Over the next fifteen years, her quest to find her mother takes her from her home in the Sierra Nevada Mountains to Seattle, and into dark and dangerous places. Unearthing secrets leads her to startling discoveries about herself, about the mother she barely remembers, and about the man who may be her father. The black wolf reappears at intervals, helping her learn to rescue herself. He's a real, wild wolf, but is he more? A powerful talisman? A kindred spirit? A link to a transcendent realm? The losses in her life convince Alyson that "love doesn't last and heartache lasts forever"--until she encounters Lucas Kaymer, the hottest and most hated teaching assistant on the entire University of Washington campus. He may be able to change her mind--if she lives long enough. As Alyson continues her search--to find her mother, to heal old wounds, and to become whole--it seems that only the wolf knows the answers. His actions speak loudly, but he can't talk. Alyson wants words. Words that will reveal who she is, and why her life takes so many strange, spine-chilling turns

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