Led by a ruthless commander, the rotten clan of hyenas seizes power from the lions. An exiled queen is hell bent on winning back the throne for the Matahta Pride. Pula, ruler of the dark heart of the kingdom, is forced to make a terrible choice between true love and her own future. And a wandering vagrant is lured in by the promise of paradise, only to find herself trapped in a deadly hell.

After the murder of one of its own, the Makulu Pack of wild dogs looks to a new leader for salvation. The Western Pride is exiled to the fringes of the kingdom as it fights to protect its cubs from enemies on all sides. And as the marauding hyena clan commits the cruelest of acts, its ferocious commander, Mmamotse, reveals her soft side as she swells her ranks and trains a new army.