Corwin survived a decade of savage struggle in the Bloodfang Forest, transforming from an abandoned cub into the ferocious and feared Bloodfang Wolf King. Having secretly reclaimed his throne, he sought to wed his childhood betrothed, Cecilia—only to face utter betrayal. She had already taken Victor, the son of the Redrock Lord, as her lover. The pair heaped humiliation upon him, even dismissing Cecilia’s sister, Rosalind, as a mere replacement. Before the stunned crowd, Corwin silenced them with a searing kiss, claiming Rosalind as his rightful Luna. Though Victor vowed to tear him apart in his rage, they remained blind to the truth: the "waste" they mocked was the reigning Wolf King.
