Black Bears of Independence: Galena

Everyone knows shifters only have one fated mate.


What happens when your fated mate dies as a child? This is the question that has haunted Galena for almost fifty years.


Healer of the Hurst Family Clan, Galena Applehans, met her mate, Arlo Evans when they were ten. Their connection was undeniable, but tragically, the Big Thompson Canyon flood of '76 swept Arlo away.


Now nearly fifty years later, a man claiming to be Arlo has suddenly appeared at the Hurst Family Clan's compound, ready to claim...