Protecting Honor by Dena Christy

He would do anything to protect her.
Love ’em and leave ’em has been Rafe Cooper’s philosophy, ever since he left his old life with his old pack behind. And he hasn’t looked back in the ten years he’s been a part of the Cold Bay Wolf Pack. He’s the alpha’s loyal enforcer and for years he’s enjoyed the company of women with no strings attached. No one has touched his heart and none have made him want anything lasting. But that all changes when his old friend’s sister shows up at his door needing his help.
Honor Mercer is in trouble, and there is only one man she can turn to for help. Her brother is dead, her pack is fractured and her pack’s top contender for alpha has his sights set on Honor to be his mate, whether she wants it or not. Rafe is the only one she can trust to keep her safe until she unravels the truth about what happened to her brother.
Rafe feels he owes it to her late brother to help her, and he opens his home to her, certain that he can hold himself away from her. He doesn’t count on how desirable he finds her, and when her pack’s alpha comes to collect her, he does the only thing he can to protect her. He binds himself to Honor as her mate. But what starts out as a mating of convenience becomes all too real for Rafe, and he has to decide if he wants to keep his heart safe or risk it all for Honor’s sake.