Tonna, the daughter of the fox clan of shape changers, and Ulfrik, prince of the wolf shapechangers, have been nursing a romance for three years. At every annual festival, they flirt, they feud, and now perhaps they are ready to take the next step. Their romance is troubled, however, by the dark shade of Ulfrik's father's advisor, and the curse that he carries. Tonna and Ulfrik are drawn together, but can they make their way through the dark machinations that this man has in store for them?