Kalia Mahigan recently found out that her new lover protects a dark secret, one she must now guard at all costs. Swept into Tate Macon's strange and fascinating life as a werewolf, Kalia learns more about her Initiation into the Pack. Tate takes his beloved before the Nightworld Council. In order to become his Mate for life, Kalia must undergo an intensive, and invasive, medical exam by the Pack's doctor and his assistant.