Thorne, the pack’s valiant Beta, was gravely injured and abandoned in the woods until Ophelia, a rare common white wolf and his fated mate, saved him.
Greedy Alpha Victor and cruel noble Lilith tore Ophelia’s heart out alive to boost their Alpha bloodline.
Witnessing her brutal murder, Thorne trapped her fading ghost via their soul bond—only he can see her, the sole check on his murderous fury. Knowing a Beta cannot openly kill an Alpha, he climbed to supreme power for revenge.
Wielding knightly judicial power and preying on the villains’ greed, he crafted an inescapable scheme to turn the monstrous nobles against one another.
Beneath a blood downpour, he watched coldly as his foes slaughtered each other. He knelt and kissed his spectral bride.
