Exiled to an isolated forest cabin since childhood, Lucien spends his twentieth birthday hoping for familial reconciliation, only to undergo a shocking physical metamorphosis. Sprouting horns and displaying an erotic demonic sigil, he falls into a debilitating heat cycle, rescued only when a spectral wolf-eared stranger enters his delirium and calms his burning blood.
Awakening unhurt, Lucien finds only his loyal canine Caleb beside him, yet the satisfied seal upon his skin proves the encounter was real. When his estranged father arrives harboring deadly intentions toward the beast, Lucien defends the creature, unaware his devoted pet holds shapeshifting secrets that shield him from dark family rituals.
