Brave warrior Kate Daniels and her lover, the King of Beasts, are trying to resolve a heartbreaking crisis. Without the ability to control their transformations, many werewolf children of the Pack do not live to adulthood. Although there is a panacea that can help, the secret of its manufacture is carefully hidden by the European packs, and the cure is in short supply in Atlanta. Kate can't stand watching innocents suffer, but the solution she and Curran have found may be even more painful. Werewolves from Europe, already well known to the King of Beasts, offered to resolve one serious dispute, paying with a panacea as a reward. With the survival of the children and the future of the Pack at stake, Kate and Carran know they must accept the offer, even though they have little doubt that they are heading straight into a trap...