Riona arrives at the werewolves' ancestral home, and she takes her place among them. She fits among the werewolves in a way that she never fit in at the nunnery, and her life is peaceful except for the question of Rordan. Too much blood and too much hurt lie between them, and she cannot help but remember his dark deeds even as she thrills to his touch.Riona and Rordan are torn between duty and desire when their home is attacked. Riona must decide what she sees when she looks in the eyes of the wolf king and where her own heart leads her.