A legend speaks of forbidden fruit, of those who dare to venture into darkness and be stolen by the keeper of death. But in Korin's world, women are taken at their first bleeding for a Conversion—some return changed, others never do. Korin comes back broken, her mind barely held together by the darkness she's seen. Her beauty draws the attention of the Wolf King, who demands her as his bride. Yet Korin craves more. She remembers the power that was ripped from her soul, and she's willing to consume the forbidden fruit to reclaim it.