Rise to Live — Lynn Hagen

Marco and Remus have been best friends since they were small cubs. Marco worshiped the ground Remus walked on. If only the leopard wasn't so thickheaded Marco just might have a shot at happiness. But when he helps Remus in rescuing a werewolf from Dexcom labs, his life takes a turn that will scar him forever. What starts out as two best friends helping out their alpha turns into a nightmarish situation that Remus isn't sure he can survive. Meanwhile, the war has spilt onto the front doorstep of the White House. Enrique Marcelo is determined to make the president either call a halt to the insanity, or kill the man for wanting the changelings exterminated-maybe both. But ending the war won't be easy, and neither will the task of disbanding the Breed Hunters and mercenaries. Rick, Dorian, and the people who have fought by their side encounter betrayal, lies, and deception that rock their very foundation as they rise to live.