Margaret thought that her husband, their alpha, would never die, but the mysterious death of the pack's main leader led to an upheaval in Margaret's life. Margaret does not believe that Bjorn killed himself as the pack thinks he did and she is determined to find out what happened. Navigating the dangerous landscape of pack politics, she must come to terms with her own turbulent emotions regarding her loyalty to her late husband and pack loyalty. At the same time, the beta of the pack, who could easily be her father, wants to take over as alpha and have Margaret as his mate. But then she employs the lone wolf Victor to help with her search but unknown to her, Victor is the descendant of a very powerful alpha from a pack allied to her's who was separated from his father as an infant when his mother fled and died in the woods. With him charming his way into her heart, it distracts Margaret from how different he is... Little does she know Victor is harbouring a secret agenda that can only be fulfilled by charming her, Margaret into giving him control over the wealth her late husband left her. She then begins to struggle with the idea of betraying her late husband and falling for Victor But can she trust him or will he be the one thing that tears her heart apart? Will she retain power over her pack? Can she find the truth and love again, or will a glimmer of freedom cause such trouble with her pack and Victor that everything is destroyed?