Fear is not my master. I will never submit. A grave threat looms over the mortal world. The veil that separates the realms has weakened over time, and monsters-Undesirables-claw their way out of the Netherworld to torment the living. What once dwelled in whispered stories now stalks the shadows. The only guard against chaos is balance. Reapers are duty bound to uphold that balance, tasked with guiding mortal souls to the afterlife. Lark secretly dreams of shedding her immortal chains and forging her own path. She's captivated by the humans and envies their freedom, their passion, their anguish. Her master, Thanar, god of death, forbids this fascination and demands her utmost loyalty. When Lark encounters a mortal whose fire and suffering awakens something in her, she denies fate and saves him, refusing to guide him to his death. To escape Thanar's wrath, Lark makes a deal with the witch-queen of the Netherworld and is remade as human-trading her power for mortality. She flees through the veil and enters the land of the living, unaware she isn't the only one freed from the clutches of the Netherworld.

I am death’s master. I yield to none. The mortal world hangs in the balance. The witch queen of the Netherworld has everything she needs to destroy the veil and bring chaos and ruin to the living. Lark is determined to stop her by any means necessary. She and Gavriel search for answers, anything to aid them in halting the fall of the world. When tragedy strikes, Lark must rely on a new ally or risk losing everything. Unable to tell friend from foe, Lark must trust her instincts and hope her human emotions don’t cloud her judgment. “You’re chasing a happily ever after, and I don’t think that’s how this story ends.” Having bid farewell to her friends, Daciana travels alone. As she works tirelessly to forget the painful memories of the Forbidden Shrine, she recruits an old contact to aid in Lark's quest to stop the witch queen and gather allies. But old feelings rekindle, threatening to burn them both. Can she ever truly outrun the past? Nothing itched like an unanswered question. Langford is forced to travel with Alistair, the man he is determined not to love. He focuses instead on his research, on finding a way to kill Nereida. The discovery of a fabled weapon could turn the tide, though forging such a weapon is no longer possible. In a world of impossible truths, Langford is determined to find the answer to save the mortal world... Before it's too late. Lament of the Wolf is a dark reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood.