Patriarch

This is an Apple Books audiobook narrated by a digital voice based on a human narrator.

A lion shifter.
Vincent's oldest enemy is his brother. And now he's brought before the Council of Elders to determine his fate and Vincent is called as the solitary witness.
A lioness shifter.
Veronica's first love is back. That was a lifetime ago, before he left his clan and her behind. She's built a new life, and clearly so has he. Why can't she convince herself of that?
Sometimes the past refuses to stay in the past.
Once upon a time, these two shifters were fated mates. Then circumstances parted them. Has it brought them back together just to keep them apart again?