On the very night of his arrival, Armand becomes ensnared by the quiet but enigmatic Amelia Anaheim. Unbeknownst to them, this innocent encounter at his return home party was orchestrated. The first in making good on the sinister pact forged in exchange for assistance with a murder dating back three decades. But someone has unearthed the truth, exposing not only the dark deeds of Armand's father, the reigning alpha, but the fragile and bloody foundation on which the alpha's power rests. As Armand reluctantly embraces his destined role as heir apparent, he finds himself entangled in a treacherous web of deceit. Amidst the burgeoning desires between Armand and Amelia, long buried secrets start to unravel, threatening not only Armand and Amelia's lives but possibly shattering their beliefs. With the return of a vengeful former best friend, driven by a hunger for retribution and with claims of a stolen legacy will Armand and Amelia be forced to pay the ultimate price for the transgressions committed by their fathers?