It's the year 1820 in the city of Edinburgh and teen werewolf Saphira is on the run. From a pack that doesn't love her and a mate that doesn't care about anything but himself when she discovers that the world she lives in is not what it seems. But when she becomes involved in a plot to eradicate the life and family she left behind, she is faced with a terrible choice. Will she protect them and lose everything and everyone she now holds dear or punish them for her harsh childhood devoid of love?