Max Gaines has known one thing all his life: he loves Jamie Matthews. Best friends since childhood, Max and Jamie are inseparable until the day of Max's sixteenth birthday when he presents as an Alpha instead of an Omega. With Jamie being an Alpha too, they cannot bond and all their dreams of a future together are dashed.Jameson "Jamie" Matthews has only ever wanted one man, his best friend Max. He doesn't care when Max turns out to be an Alpha just like him, Jamie is willing to disregard society's rules and mate with Max anyway. But when Jamie's rut comes, all their hopes of bonding are in ashes. Jamie joins the Army to hide his pain and to hide from Max.Left behind, Max is determined to find a way for them to be together. But time is running out as Jamie's unit is captured by the anti-shifter group The Amity Brethren. Can Max save Jamie in time, or does fate has something different in mind for them?