Isabel Winston is coerced by her biased father into replacing her pampered stepsister Celia as the bride sent to a reclusive castle lord. Expecting a horrific monster, she discovers Lord Alexander is a protective, generous nobleman who bears a tragic lycanthropic curse. Within the grand stone halls, Isabel finds unexpected kindness, falling deeply for the cursed monarch who repeatedly shields her from harm.
Celia and her arrogant partner attempt to crush Isabel by forcing her to renounce her paternal inheritance, eventually ambushing Alexander in a treacherous assault. Severing all familial ties, Isabel races to the fortress and revives the dying lord with devotion, breaking his ancient hex. Isabel must claim her royal crown beside Alexander and banish the relatives who treated her like disposable trash.
