When Ashe collapses in their parents' driveway, gasping for breath as their body tears itself apart, they have no idea they've just been claimed by something ancient. Something with teeth.Marked by Gaia, Ashe is thrust into a hidden world of Lycans. Werewolf protectors who have defended nature for centuries. Under the guidance of Pines, a weathered elder with secrets of his own, Ashe joins a newly-formed pack in Huntsville, Alabama: Cole, a musician whose songs carry strange power;...

Cynthia Viera is a werewolf chosen by Gaia to protect the earth. When she tracks illegal dumping to a river feeding the Chattahoochee, she does exactly what she was made to do.The Elders call it a crime.Now ten of them have gathered to pass judgment, and Elder Pines is starting to realize the trial was decided before it began. The Moote has secrets. Deals that rot the institution from the inside and the only choices left are the ones that cost something he's not sure he wan...