Serena De Luca, an heiress to a powerful werewolf bloodline, had everything she could wish for. Her world shatters when tragedy hits their family. The good girl, the obedient daughter struggles to go back to her older life, with something dark and unexplained whispering inside of her. Emberveil Hall, once the elite academy of the werewolf world, becomes a cage she resents. Her grades keep slipping, and it might be the King's or her professors' last attempt, when she's assigned to train with Zane Lupin; the first-born of his bloodline, the big scary Alpha heir, the leader of the Unit she's assigned to. She can't stand his alpha-ruthlessness, the cold looks, and the short commands. To Zane, she is a princess who shouldn't even cross his mind. He has a goal, and he doesn't have time to waste on her, but her soulful eyes keep catching him when he can't look away. After an incident and realization that they could help each other, Serena and Zane need to ignore the tension to work together. The need and hatred between them is growing fast bound to explode soon, morphing into something unpredictable. With The War That Was Promised closer than they thought, will Serena be able to gain control and tame the whispers in her head? And why do the Alpha's eyes linger on her like she's a mistake he can't afford and a hunger he can't deny?