Nina Ashwood has spent her entire life trying to become the daughter her father wanted. After her twin brother’s death, her father blames her for failing to protect him, constantly reminding her that she should have been a son. Her wolf never awakens, and in a kingdom where strength defines a werewolf’s worth, Nina grows up believing she is a disappointment. Then the northern prisoners arrive. Among them is a wounded werewolf named Effel. He is chained, beaten, and treated like an enemy. But when he looks at Nina, he calls her by name. Nina. She has never met him before. So how does he know who she is? And why does her dormant wolf stir when their eyes meet? Nina is warned to stay away from him. She doesn’t listen. The closer she gets to Effel, the more she questions the kingdom she was raised to love. Then she discovers that the prisoner she is falling for is the hidden Alpha of the Northern Kingdom the very kingdom her father conquered. But Effel isn’t the only man determined to control her life. Forced into an arranged marriage with Joel, Nina discovers that escaping her father’s control doesn’t mean escaping the cage he built for her. When she and Effel finally attempt to escape together, their boat sinks. Effel saves Nina, then disappears. Everyone believes he is dead. Nina is forced back into Joel’s control, but when she has a daughter, she makes a decision that changes everything. She refuses to let her child suffer the way she did and eventually disappears with her daughter to begin a new life. She believes Effel is dead. Until she sees him again. Alive. But he doesn’t remember her. The man who once called her Nina now looks at her like a stranger. As they slowly find their way back to each other, Effel begins recovering fragments of the past they shared. But even if he remembers Nina, can they have a future together? His father refuses to accept her because of the kingdom her father destroyed. Nina has spent her entire life being punished for things beyond her control. This time, she must choose her own future. Forced back into Joel’s control, Nina eventually escapes with her daughter, determined to give her the freedom she never had. She believes Effel is dead. Until she sees him again. Alive. But he doesn’t remember her. As they find their way back to each other, Effel’s memories begin to return. But his father refuses to accept Nina, the daughter of the man who destroyed his family. Can Nina and Effel overcome the past and choose a future together?