On her way to an animal shelter, Claire found a magnificent, high-quality dog—a crossbreed that appeared to be part Golden Retriever and part wolf-dog. As it happened, someone was offering a high price for a Golden Retriever to use for breeding; and so, poor Elias—a "Golden-Wolf King"—ended up at a breeding facility, where he spent a few days he would never forget. With his strength yet to be fully restored, Elias was forced to remain in his wolf form—which looked much like a dog—leading to a delicate, intimate period spent alongside Claire. This continued until the Silver Wolf clan, who had once left him severely wounded, tracked him down. As the two worked together to eliminate the threat posed by the Silver Wolf clan, they began to develop deep feelings for one another, eventually pledging to spend the rest of their lives together under the witness of the moonlight.
