Leila, the overlooked second daughter of a beast tamer clan, loses her gift and is abandoned among shattered ruins. There she protects an injured pup called Snowy, unaware he is Fenrir, ruler of the northern wolves. Her courage awakens his power, and he tears through deadly trials and a cruel arranged union to reclaim her. Yet their connection reaches beyond survival: Leila is the fabled Forest Child, whose fate has always been entwined with his.