From werewolf, to hybrid. From mother, to monster. In the absence of her new born daughter, Hope, the grief Hayley feels only grows stronger. Vigorously, her emotions begin to eat her alive; digging down to the deepest parts of her, revealing the remnants of a once beguiling relationship. Caught up in a brewing war, the city of New Orleans unfolds around her. She must make inopportune alliances in order to fulfil her destiny; to lead her pack... Her family. As the tension thickens, her strength weakens. However, in spite of the her new supernatural status, Hayley must put aside the needs of everyone else to help herself for once. With a cataclysm just around the corner, she must decide whether to go ahead with it or indiffer her cravings for her one true love - lust no more. Both choices will change her forever; just which for the better?