Lucas Sievers is a trapper and as wild as the Indians. He drifts between cultures. Many men fear him. Yet, he is gentle and will fight to the death for the one woman who can tame him. As they ride across the country in search of an outlaw Lucas watches Pakwis closely, knowing full well of his feelings for Winda.

Grant Sievers hadn't seen his brother in many years. When they do meet up again Grant is in the middle of an investigation. His main objective is to arrest Dusty Blackman and stop him from smuggling guns across the border

Lucas and Grant Sievers struggle to keep their farms from going under due to unusual cold weather, raiding Mohawks, and cattle thieves. While Grant's health is slowly failing Lucas does the unthinkable. He gets his nephew's wife pregnant. He comes up with a plan for her to keep her newborn child and his father's identify a secret.