The main character, Aria, is dealing with the rejection from her mate, the alpha's son, Elijah. Elijah’s father never accepted that Aria was Elijah’s mate, and he wasn’t going to let Elijah’s love trump those objections. After Elijah leaves, Aria feels lost. Rachel, her best friend, tries to comfort her and urges her to move on. But Aria immediately finds herself attracted to Elijah despite being turned down. When Aria sees Elijah with another girl, her anger and sadness is only furthered as she struggles to deal with the rejection. In spite of Rachel's warnings, Aria chooses to face Elijah to find out why he turned her down. But their confrontation is interrupted when Aria is suddenly yanked away and knocked out cold. When she returns to consciousness, she’s dazed and bewildered, realizing she can’t remember what happened after she was pulled away. Now, she returns to Rachel’s house to find Elijah waiting for her. He tries to tell her why he turned her down, but before he can, Aria faints again, and the reader is left anxiously asking, now what?