Sold at an underground auction by her deceitful uncle, Evelyn becomes the secret contract companion of the feared Wolf King Lucian. Throughout their secluded thirty-day arrangement, she falls deeply for her aloof protector, unaware that he views her solely as a rare blood donor to suppress his terminal pack affliction. When tragedy claims her mother and exposes the cold reality of her arrangement, a pregnant Evelyn orchestrates a simulated passing to break free.
Devastated by the sight of her lifeless body, Lucian realizes too late that his cold exterior masked profound adoration. Consuming a deadly concoction to join her in death, he slips into a deep comatose state just as Evelyn's heartbeat quietly resumes. Awaking to find her penitent husband suspended between life and death, she must navigate pack treachery to decide whether forgiveness is worth the gamble.
