Ayla believes her nightmare is over when Alpha Kael steps forward to claim her after a humiliating public rejection staged by her foster sister Selene. But her fragile sanctuary shatters when she discovers Kael secretly administered concoctions to induce miscarriages, callously sacrificing their unborn pups to shield Selene from pack scrutiny.
Worse still, Selene has usurped Ayla's identity as the savior who surrendered her wolf spirit to pull Kael from death's door. Feigning a fatal accident and penning a formal mate severance letter, Ayla flees to the Silver Moon pack, leaving a grief-stricken Kael to drown in useless remorse once the truth surfaces.
