Hanna Jeanne Brown is the wolfless orphan servant of the Alpha's son, Tiergan Martin. On her eighteenth birthday, when she discovers Tiergan is her true mate, their lives are turned upside down. Angry and demanding, his parents try to force a rejection to sever their mate bond, yet Tiergan and Hanna refuse to deny one another. Determined to drive them apart, the Alpha exacts a gruesome revenge that ends with Hanna being abandoned in the woods bloodied and freezing to death. Enter an unlikely hero. An ancient vampire with mysterious powers takes Hanna into his home. Before long, Tiergan and Hanna find themselves living new lives neither could have imagined. With possible war on the horizon, this new normal sets them on a path of change and discovery that will serve a greater purpose; one that just might save the world.