Saving the Bear by Rachel Robins

Rick ruled the casino underworld of New Orleans with an iron fist. His pack was his only connection to the outside world that didn’t run on bribes and blood. He craved their companionship to keep him sane. As one by one they found their mates, Rick found himself mostly alone even in their company. He knew without a mate he would soon go feral. His friends would have the dirty task of putting him down. He didn’t want that for them, but he couldn’t make himself leave. Convinced he could buy himself more time, there was a price for everything.

Stella was a human that the world had long forgotten. She had spent her life helping Grandma, a healer of shifters, tend to them and learning their ways. When her daughter Emma begged for her to move to New Orleans with her, although nervous, she went. Although, she didn’t find love in the new city she did find friendship, in an older shifter, Rick.
When Rick’s ripped away from his pack, Stella feels a call to him. She believes there’s nothing that can stop her from finding him and bringing him home. The pack soon finds out there’s more than just a feral shifter to worry about.

Can they come together and defeat the unknown? Is Stella strong enough to find Rick and bring him home before he goes feral? A lot is on the line, and betrayal is everywhere.