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Two years after the plague of the Shield Wolf was defeated, Kargo has finally found the family he thought he had lost forever.
But finding them doesn't mean everything is forgiven.
Now serving as a lieutenant beneath the ruthless King Draugr, Kargo is forced to navigate a dangerous tribe filled with secrets, political rivalries, deadly creatures, and wolves who would gladly turn against one another to gain power.
At Kargo's side are his closest companions, Ranach and Rogio.
Ranach has a secret of his own.
He is deeply in love with Rogio.
But Rogio doesn't seem to feel the same way.
Instead, Rogio is constantly irritated with him, snapping at him, yelling whenever Ranach gets too close, and acting like Ranach is the most annoying wolf in the entire territory.
Yet Ranach refuses to give up.
Because beneath Rogio's anger, there may be something he's hiding.
Something even Rogio refuses to admit.
Meanwhile, strange things are beginning to happen throughout Blackwater territory.
Wolves disappear.
Animals flee the forests.
Strange tracks appear beside the river.
And at night, something has begun howling from beyond the tribe's borders.
Even Draugr's most loyal guards don't know what it is.
When Kargo, Ranach, and Rogio are sent beyond Blackwater's territory to investigate, they discover evidence of something that predates the tribe itself.
Something connected to the ancient history of Veyrra.
And the deeper they travel, the more they realize that the greatest danger may not be hiding in the wilderness.
It may be hiding inside their own tribe.
With Draugr becoming increasingly ruthless, Savas struggling to keep his brother under control, Kargo uncovering secrets about his family's past, and Ranach desperately trying to understand Rogio's cold behavior, the three wolves find themselves caught in a mystery that could tear Blackwater apart.
Because in Veyrra...
Some secrets are dangerous to discover.
And some feelings are even more dangerous to confess