 Orphaned, Vivian moves back to Bucharest to live with her aunt, Astrid who also owns a chocolate store in Bucharest, Romania (Katja Riemann).Astrid is the former mate of the werewolf pack's leader, Gabriel (Olivier Martinez).To Astrid's distress, Gabriel leaves her after seven years to choose a new mate, in accordance with pack law but once in a while Gabriel returns to sleep with Astrid.