Troy has been handed an ugly hand by life. He was kidnapped, his DNA was tinkered with, and he doesn't know what or who he is anymore. Even if the pride has accepted him without questions, he hides in his room, scared of what he could see in the other peoples' eyes. Emery is used to a lonely life. He lost his family years before to the Krsnik wars, and he's happy to have found new friends within the pride. He's even happier to find out his mate lives in the mansion, even if Troy makes approaching him difficult. Troy pushes Emery into mating, scared that Emery will flee once he finds out just how wrong Troy has become. He doesn't, though, not even when something incredible, something no one could have forecasted, happens. Will they be able to face their unsure future together, or will one of them crumble under the pressure?