Isabella Quinn, Alpha Queen of the Quinn Lion Clan, fights alone to protect her clan against Vincent Hawthorne, heir of the Black Serpent Clan, at the Beast Ancestor Trial. At the critical moment, her mate Ethan Locke—a self-proclaimed "clanless drifter"—appears with their daughter Lily and turns the tide with overwhelming power. As the Snow Eagle King kneels before him and the Golden Mane Seat is unveiled at the Blood Moon Banquet, Ethan's true identity as the ancient Beast King surfaces, and t
