Being rejected by her fated mate to marry someone who would better his chances of being Alpha made Clarissa feel like her world had ended. Not until Lucine, head of the billionaire Pine family, and the Lycan Association came into the picture. Lucine had known Clarissa for a major part of her life, but only from the shadows. All she had known after the death of her parents was her mate, his parents, and her best friend. Lucine brought confusion and clarity. Her life had become a contradiction with him. Then she finds out he was the brother of her parents' best friend who had died trying to save her after her parents hid her before being killed. Was this the reason he cared for her, because he felt guilty, or did the Moon Flame goddess have other plans for them?