Alerie's story continues in book two. With her true wolf lineage revealed and her transformation into a shadow wolf complete Alerie must reconcile the loss of Henry into the Yolk and Leo into the Grove. Dagen continues to press Al for a fully monogamous commitment. Choosing between her needs and Dagen's uncompromising desire to control her drives a deep wedge in their already strained relationship. Her promise not to add new lovers to her life becomes hard to keep. What she wants and what she needs are at odds with her new reality. The dark witches of the Grove are angry with her gains on the battlefield and quietly plotting her end, anyway they can.