Tehya Crane can't begin to guess why Rhyan Knox braved a snowstorm to seek out Chief, her shaman grandfather. She can tell he's already a shapeshifter, so doesn't need help walking the Wolf Way, the usual reason teenage Quantauk boys come around. Then Rhyan confesses his dual nature was not his choice. Will Chief cure this lone wolf Tehya could so easily love? Or will she have to do it herself, revealing secret shamanistic powers she considers as much a curse as Rhyan's shifting?