The more Geri learns about what she really is, the less she understands who she's meant to be. Hood? Werewolf? Something else altogether? Figuring that out will have to wait. The fate of the slayers weighs heavy in her hands, and she's eager to rid herself of the burden. Convincing the Council of Matrons to offer asylum makes escaping from Istanbul and the harem of Vlad Tepeş look like pup's play. Between court politics and the revelation of her family's darkest secrets, Geri fights to save those she loves and ensure the future of a supernatural race rescued from extinction, even as her very existence remains their greatest threat. But when her path leads to an impossible choice, who will Geri rescue and who will she condemn to die? The penultimate installment in the Red Hood Chronicles Pentology, pits vampires, hoods, wolves, and slayers on the edge of a battle the likes of which the supernatural world has never seen.