As Salona, Soldier and daughter, attends another Mating Gala, on the behest of her mother, her life is turned upside down. At 24 years old, she is brought face to face with, and rejected, by her mate in front of a nation of wolves. Rejected by a mate she hadn't even been looking for. As Selena watches her worst fears play out before her, the catalyst of what's to come having already been triggered, she plays one last card, one last move, to gain check mate. One last chance to save the world.