Wayward Son by Mandi Konesni

Thian came from the wrong side of the tracks, the wrong side of the law… the wrong side of pretty much everything. When a freak incident reveals his shifter nature, he was taken in by the Dark Leopards. Now, he must race the clock to gather intel to protect his family, their city, and the woman he intends to claim as his own.
A bonafide daddy’s girl, Adele never thought she’d have to go on the run due to her father being the worst sort of dirty politician. Stuck with the bodyguard he hired, she doesn’t know where to turn or who to trust. What she does know? Thian is dangerous to both her mind and her heart. She just doesn’t know which will fall first.
*Originally published in Dark Leopards MC – Anthology Michigan Chapter: Tall, Dark & Dangerous as a short story, Wayward Son has been revised and extended into a full-length story.*