Mist Ridge Pack enforces an ancient rule: an outside Alpha must complete seven mate trials across seven full moons to wed a she-wolf from the tribe. Annie, a Mist Ridge she-wolf, once wholeheartedly believed Ryder, the Alpha of the city pack, would keep his vow. Yet through every full moon trial, Ryder abandoned her repeatedly for Catherine, a scheming she-wolf, leaving Annie suffering wolfsbane burns and hunted by rogue wolves alone. On the seventh full moon, Annie's heart shattered completely. She smashed the moonstone token Ryder gave her and resolved to accept the marking of Logan, the Alpha of Black Pine Pack, to become his Luna.
Ryder drowned in regret and rushed to win her back, but it was far too late. Annie exposed all Catherine's plots—faking injuries, fabricating border conflicts and sabotaging the seven trials. Catherine was exiled to a wolfsbane-contaminated zone, while Ryder had part of his Alpha authority stripped. As Black Pine's Luna with genuine power, Annie returned to Mist Ridge a year later to revise the unfair old rule, freeing all she-wolves from proving their loyalty through endless waiting. She finally built a bright new life alongside Logan, who always respected and protected her.
