In modern Zooton, Elowen is the sheltered heir of Veyr, the city’s most feared white-tiger dynasty. Her mother, Marcelline, left the underworld to raise her and adopted four young predators as her sworn protectors. But for Selka, a vicious red-fox classmate, they turn on Elowen, mock her pain, strip away her dignity, and force the girl they vowed to protect to kneel. They forget one thing: her mother still owns the shadows.
