To seek protection, the she-wolf Lucia marries Aldric, an alpha head wolf who cannot father children due to a curse. She already has a son registered under her adoptive mother's name, and she seizes the chance to make the boy Aldric's heir. Aldric is deceived by Eve, a mixed-blood she-wolf who fakes a pregnancy, but afterward he feels even more guilty toward and dependent on Lucia. Taking advantage of her husband's indulgence,
