Lyanna was happy when her mate found her, the handsome and charming Alpha Lucian. Everything was going fine until one night when Lyanna wakes up in the forest, and she discovers the lifeless body of Kaida, Alpha Lucian's younger sister, lying beside her covered in blood. Everyone, including Alpha Lucian, believes Lyanna is responsible for Kaida's death. Lyanna knew nothing about Kaida's death, but Zarina, the alpha's ex, proves that Lyanna was indeed Kaida's killer. With all evidence pointing against Lyanna, Alpha Lucian sentences her to a fate worse than death after publicly rejecting Lyanna as his mate and taking back his ex, Zarina. Now, Lyanna must first survive this punishment the alpha has set up to kill her based on the allegations that she killed his sister, Kaida, and at the same time, she must try to heal from the betrayal of the alpha and see what the future holds for her.