Eleanor, the oldest child of the Ashford household, lives in the shadow of her younger sister Adela, whom their parents favor. One day she catches her fiancé Tristan with Adela. Close to a breakdown, she meets Alaric, a man twenty-four years older than her. Not knowing who he really is, she proposes marriage on the spot. After the wedding she realizes the man she married is the wolf king, and that Tristan is Alaric's nominal son, a man who has been part of her life all along.
Eleanor has to find her footing in a royal court full of rivalry, a biased family and fights over the inheritance. Piece by piece she uncovers Tristan's true identity and clears away every obstacle in her path. By the end she and Alaric celebrate a grand royal wedding, and her long-ignored worth is finally recognized.
