Leona, the Northern Moon Goddess-elect, had been in love with Asher for eight years, yet on Coronation Night she witnessed him marking her own cousin Viola, and then suffered his forced double marking and exile from her pack. Heartbroken, Leona resolved to break free from the chains of fate. She completed the brutal Rite of Triple Severance in the Birchwood, completely cutting off her soul bond with Asher. To defend her people against foreign invaders, she entered into an equal marriage with Kane, the powerful "Wandering King." A she-wolf standing in the ruins, she broke her chains and chose her own wilderness and sky.
