Evan, an abused hotel waiter, spends one night with Lucian, the heirless Sea King, to pay his dying maid's surgery, then discovers he is pregnant despite being male. His stepsister Vanessa steals his pendant and claims to be Lucian's Tidebound. Lucian mistakes Evan for Seraphin, the god who cursed him, and imprisons him. Wolf King Ronan denies his love for Evan but becomes dangerously obsessed. As Evan awakens divine powers, he and Lucian uncover the truth, defeat the wolves, and welcome twin heirs. Evan becomes the Sea King's only Tidebound and male consort.