They want to burn the world. She carries the flame.

To protect their unborn child, King Nathan and Queen Bailey of the Toronto pack flee to the primeval wilds of Manitoba, where the werewolves seeking to destroy the royal heir can't reach them. Their survival in the dangerous wilderness depends upon the very forces using them to bring about the end of the world: the thralls who have faithfully served and protected them for millennia.

Playing the role of regent, Lady Tara enlists Bailey's bodyguard, Xiao, to help her contact outside magical forces for aid. With Tara's knowledge of ancient myths and Xiao's head for danger, they journey to London to investigate the thralls' magic-and to seek out the only man familiar with the spell that brought Nathan and Bailey together.

But other magic is brewing in the untamed wild. A mysterious and primal being with his own agenda and ancient power. And he's set his sights on Bailey...