Lyric endures five agonizing years in human exile after an anonymous passion-filled night leaves her scarred and banished by her pack as a wolfless disgrace. During her isolation, she manifests the miraculous ability to absorb and purge lethal illnesses, restoring her radiant beauty before crippling family debts compel her into a contract marriage with the terrifying King Jaris.
Neither realizes that Jaris was the enigmatic stranger from that fateful night, nor that his deceitful consort stole Lyric’s newborn twins to secure the royal succession. As civil war brews and Jaris discovers Lyric's true identity, the reunited mates wage war to reclaim their stolen children and purify the royal court.
