Enduring relentless pack hazing over her heavy frame, Nia believes her suffering has ended when Alpha Zayne formally selects her to be his fated bride. Pouring her life force into his battles and bearing his child, she is shattered to overhear Zayne casually plotting to execute her the moment she gives birth to his lineage.
Cast out into freezing blizzards during a lethal pack trial, the extreme agony awakens her slumbering White Wolf heritage, transforming her into a dazzling sovereign of light. Returning under an assumed identity to demand justice, she watches Zayne obsessively chase her beauty, completely oblivious that the devoted mate he discarded died long ago.
