Alpha werewolf Kaelen is cursed by the wolf clan elder: he will lose control and turn feral once he falls in love. To avoid hurting innocent lives, he disguises himself as a brutal monster and lives in isolation, bearing all public blame alone. Ella, a young hunter, is indoctrinated by her clan from childhood to hunt werewolves. She is tasked with tracking down the notorious vicious Alpha.
During a rainy night confrontation, Ella finds the so-called cruel wolf king holds no killing intent at all