Forty years after being adopted, Daniel is incapable of loving, not even his mate. His soul is not whole. He has discovered the devil wolf he thought was his father isn't. The family he thought he could trust had kept the truth from him. His whole life has been a lie. Daniel leaves Emerald Knoll to find his real father, determine whether he was born a wolf or human, and learn the truth about his biological mother's death. While he is searching for the truth, his soul becomes darker. He travels to places he has never been and places he does not remember, only to find someone trying to steal his soul. Daniel meets humans, rogue wolves, and a New Orleans witch who help him search for the missing half of his soul.