Enslaved by the Alpha who slaughtered her family, Lyra is forced to the altar until his son Asher kills him and claims her. Their fated bond ignites, but Asher hides her and takes political Luna Selene to shield her. Selene's jealousy explodes into brutal torture, forcing his cruelty to mask his devotion. When Selene and brother Garrick's coup erupts into war, Lyra reveals she is a lost Alpha's daughter and helps crush it, killing Garrick herself. Selene is exiled, and Lyra is crowned his equal.