She was the Commander of Fresno. And she was the wolf that haunted them. Janella Brighton has ruled Fresno since she was fourteen. The tribe is prosperous, but the forest is restless. When a "scholar" from the south is granted passage into her tightly guarded lands, old questions resurfac, and dangerous truths begin to stir. Some secrets were never meant to be uncovered. Some monsters were never meant to be named. Commander is a tale of power, blood, love, and the price of survival.