In her pack, Jane Marie Brown is the wolfless orphan servant of the Alpha's son, Tristan Martin. On her eighteenth birthday when she discovers that Tristan is her true mate, their lives are turned upside down.  Angry and demanding, his parents try to force a rejection to sever their mate bond. Tristan and Jane refuse to deny one another. Determined to drive them apart, the Alpha exacts a gruesome revenge that ends with Jane being abandoned in the woods, bloodied and freezing to death.  Enter an unlikely hero. An ancient vampire with mysterious powers takes Jane into his home. Before long, Tristan and Jane find themselves living lives neither could have imagined.  With possible war on the horizon, this new normal sets them on a path of change and discovery that will serve a greater purpose. One that just might save the world.