Defeated in a war with the werewolves, the Reed vampires send their cursed daughter Ivy to the feared Alpha Rowan Blackthorn, sparing their favored adopted daughter. Ivy expects another home that will discard her. Instead, Rowan protects her and helps her recover. Jealous relatives and a hidden mother–daughter bond fuel a campaign to brand Ivy a source of disaster. As medical records and photographs dismantle the lies, she gains a family and the confidence to choose her husband for herself.