After Huckleberry drank the spiked toast at the UPAC conference, he had but one thought on his mind... Claim a mate. He jumped the first good-looking stranger he didn't think would eat him, and manic need took over. Unfortunately, the man he picked was less than thrilled. Peyton just wanted to be left alone and keep to his strict work schedule. Was that really too much to ask? He'd gone to the UPAC conference to get his required attendance for the decade out of the way. He never thought he'd bring anyone home. But when Huck tries desperately to make up for what he's done to Peyton and nothing helps, he works himself to exhaustion. And with the strange anger issues and quirks his mate has, he doesn't see the loving mating he always dreamed of. Will he even last the required four years?