With not long to go before he can transform T.J. is attracted to a girl called Niamh, despite his mother and friends' warning that she is not a Wolfblood and ultimately he discovers to his cost that she has an ulterior motive for dating him. Meanwhile Jana tries to dissuade her former teacher Mr Jeffries from publishing his book about Wolfbloods for fear it will harm them.

Jana is planning to visit her natal pack and Emilia and Matei are anxious to see them, persuading the curious but ignorant Katrina to follow her, along with T.J., who is about to transform that night. On reaching her destination Jana finds her father Alric dying and desirous for her to become pack leader. When the pursuers arrive a stand-off results with Katrina getting an unwelcome surprise.