The vampire Wulfe is missing, and the Tri-Cities pack is blamed. The Mistress of the vampire seethe informs Mercy that the pack must produce Wulfe to prove their innocence, or the loose alliance between the local vampires and werewolves is over. Mercy discovers that it's not just Wulfe who's disappeared. As she investigates, she hears of the legend of the Harvester, who travels by less trodden paths and reaps ripe souls with a great black scythe