Ella is a poor herb gatherer from the North City. One night with Kael, the White Wolf Lord, leaves her pregnant. Then her greedy adoptive parents sell her to old Brand of the wolf clan—and drag her to an underground clinic to end the pregnancy. Kael arrives in time, saves her, and takes her to Ludwig Castle. But Ella is full of self-doubt. She thinks he only protects her for the child. Her adoptive family keeps harassing her. Her sister Rita keeps framing her. Then the truth comes out: Ella is the lost heiress of the Melville family, gone for twenty years. Her dormant white wolf blood awakens. On the night of the full moon, at a grand wedding, she finally knows—she is Kael‘s destined mate.