Gwen is tired of fate. It's more complicated than it sounds. Everyone expects her to go along with how things have always been: go into Heat and find a mate. Even her sister believes in this ludicrous bull because it's all she's ever known. Screw that. When fear and hatred of the mating process overcome her, Gwen comes up with a solution to her problem: a mate ban. Little did she know, this decision would have to make her choose between friends and love.