She was held captive in the dungeons of the castle belonging to the High King of the Dark Fae for over four years. She was finally released by the order of his mate. She did not want the stench of wet dogs invading the castle more than it had. Her parents had been looking for her everywhere since the news came to them that she disappeared. They asked the alpha of the pack she was supposed to travel to next to search for her when she went missing. He has been searching for her for the last four years also. He finally finds her in a clearing outside his pack lands. She is weak and malnourished, but what kept her alive was her wolf. She has an Alpha female for a wolf. And because her wolf is so strong they both survived the horrors of her imprisonment at the hands of the High King of the Dark Fae. She later finds out that the Alpha who found her is her fated mate. However, He has a curse [laced on him by an evil witch at a young age that they must break to continue their lives. They eventually break the curse, but not until after fighting the evil witch who placed the curse long ago, on numerous occasions.