Mortal fugitive Mara raises twin children in the impoverished fringes of the shifter realm, hiding the fanged bite mark stamped into her throat years ago. After a single intoxicating night with Alpha Cassian Vesper, she fled while pregnant, knowing elite wolf clans execute human mates and brand half-breed offspring as worthless bastards.
Cassian leaves his high throne empty for eight years, rejecting purebred brides to scour the continent for Mara's lingering trace. When a mandatory pack census drags the twins directly into his great hall, their unmistakable scent silences the gathering. Mara must stand against hostile pack matrons demanding their expulsion, while Cassian wages war on his council to name the nameless twins his lawful heirs.
