Eighteen-year-old gray-wolf beastkin Shane is reclaimed by the wealthy Ashford family, only to be treated as an outsider. Fake heir Adrian mocks him, his sister defends Adrian, and fiancée Freya calls him an embarrassment. Instead of begging for love, Shane documents every insult, publicly rejects the arranged engagement, and reveals his adoptive father Wade’s hidden business power and alliance with Ronan Mercer. Reunited with childhood friend Eva, he chooses dignity and returns north. A modern urban beastkin tale of fake heir, cruel elites, and refusing to kneel.
