For centuries, the werewolf kingdoms have believed one sacred law: every wolf has one destined mate, chosen by the Moon. But an ancient legend tells of a forbidden exception, the Moon's Second Daughter, a woman who can be bonded to more than one wolf because she was created for a purpose far greater than love.Clara has spent her life believing she is a defective wolf. Born into the powerful Kingdom of Asterra, she cannot shift, and her pack calls her the Wolfless One. When she refuses to accept the Alpha's rejection, she is banished. On the night of her exile, something awakens inside her: a wolf speaks in her mind, but it isn't hers.It belongs to King Kael, the feared ruler of the north, once imprisoned beneath an ancient castle. When Clara stumbles into it, he recognizes her at once: "You were the reason I was imprisoned." Then she meets King Rowan, the calm and protective ruler of the south, and a second bond awakens. The Moon does not choose two mates, unless Clara isn't an ordinary werewolf.Beneath the castle sleeps the Wolf Goddess Nyxara, who created the first werewolves before the first kings betrayed her and stole her power. Clara doesn't have two mates, but two halves of one ancient bond, and a choice: reunite their powers and awaken the goddess, or destroy the bond and remain mortal. Meanwhile, someone has been manipulating the kingdoms for centuries, and it is Clara's own family.