18-year-old Elise marries a pureblood alpha wolf shifter to help out her uncle's pack. Elise is a halfbreed, born of a shifter mother and a human father. Raised away from a pack, she finds it difficult to integrate into her mate's pack after the arranged marriage. 21-year-old Gordon has just taken over his own pack after defeating his alpha in mortal combat. He still has to prove himself the alpha to the older wolves in his pack and he is not sure marrying a halfbreed was the best way to do that, despite her being his chosen mate. Will they fall in love or Will duty trump all?