A night of passion leaves Riona with more questions than answers, and when she flees Rordan's side, she encounters the King's Dogs, werewolves who live by the law of the land. The King's Dogs are led by the powerful and charismatic Conleth, who rules his soldiers with tooth and claw. Despite his fearsome exterior, he shows a softer side to Riona, offering her the answers that Rordan never did.When two wolf kings meet, the outcome is blood or peace, and when Rordan finds Riona in Conleth's arms, the chance for peace grows ever smaller.Riona begins to understand who she is and why Rordan needs her, and as she finds herself alone between two warring wolf packs, she must call on her own strength to save a man who seem as much wolf as human.