Unsure if Joe Glory is still trustworthy,Gunnar turns to a long time associate inside the Ossory Wolf Clan, Ian McHenney, hoping he can give her insight into what is happening inside the werewolf communities. With war between the Lycans and the VAC an ever present threat, Gunnar is placed on special assignment to train countless newly turned fangers - vampires she suspects are just an expendable means to win a fruitless war. As Charlaine Tepes and Mina Harker draw their battle lines over a feud that has lasted for centuries, countless will die, and blood will be spilled, but at what cost will the victory come?