Richard Blooding is a powerful, billionaire lycan king ruling his lands with an iron fist. He is seen as ruthless by others typically because he puts the betterment of the whole land over individual packs which has started to lead to rebellions within smaller packs across his lands and with the rebellion, spies. When the daughter of a local pack leader, Selene Fengari, is forced to spy on Blooding, no one would have suspected the flames that kindle from there.