Serene, a young outcast wolf, is chased for a power she doesn't understand in a world shattered by wrath and moonlight. She is weak in the eyes of her own people, having been born unable to shift or howl. However, suspicion becomes a death sentence as rumors of an old prophecy surface. After being rejected and having to escape, Serene ends herself wandering into the forbidden shadow wolf territory and is found by the dangerous Alpha Thane. He doesn't murder her, but he doesn't give a damn about her either. He becomes a hesitant defender constrained by an unpaid debt, Thane reveals the terrible truth: Serene is the key, not the curse. The blooming of the sacred Thrud Tree ushers the entrance of one touched by nature. The land is engulfed in fear as the prophecy states that this harbinger would bring gloom. Serene, however, senses nothing dark within; rather, she senses a growing bond with the ground and hints of a secret power ingrained in her family. With deceit and deception driving different groups to war, Serene has to battle to establish her innocence. However, a more evil power appears, an old alpha who has been imprisoned for generations and is trying to take advantage of the chaos in order to permanently destroy the wolfish magic. With Lyconia's future in jeopardy, Serene needs to accept her fate and awaken the latent force within her. Will she give in to a darkness that is not her own, or will she become the light of unification that the country longs for?