Julia has Awakened and in so doing bound herself to her one true soulmate, the king to her queen. The blood-binding, which was foretold between fang and claw, ultimately rescued her from certain death and the Circle of Protection is now complete. Yet, another would-be queen vies for the position of ultimate ruler and believes she has found an ancient loophole that will upset the new balance of potential peace that has been put into play by Julia's prophesied reign. Cyn and Adi form an unlikely alliance to survive against an enemy who now has help for her madness to take shape. Manny, the Feral and Truman find themselves drawn to defend and protect a new order with a past that haunts their efforts. Can Julia and her one true mate fulfill their destiny to unite three groups of sworn enemies to come together as one, and rescue the ones they love?