For as long as he can remember, Phoenix has always known who he is, but he has had to hide it to protect himself. Born as the Beta's daughter, he has had to live under the identity of Aisling "Ash" for the first 16 years of his life. As a werewolf in a small rural pack, he has no other mentors to guide him as he works through his body dysmorphia. However, things take a turn for the worst when Alpha Donovan decides that Phoenix is to stay as Aisling forever by his side. Phoenix runs away after he experiences a massive trauma, hoping to leave his past behind. As he makes a life for himself, working to become a surgeon in the human world, he meets his mate Luna Amee by chance. Phoenix has to decide whether to return to the werewolf world to be with his destined mate or to remain in the human world where he feels safe. However, Alpha Donovan hasn't given up on bringing Aisling back to his side and will stop at nothing to get what he feels was stolen from him back.