Roland has arrived in Atlanta 
 So, all the major characters are repositioning in this book. 
 The king is here and he has just adjusted all his subjects to his liking: 
 1.	He made his daughter claim the city. Now there are invisible boarders around Atlanta and Kate feels responsible for every living soul inside these borders. Not that she did not feel responsible before...but now the pressure is really on. 
 ...But pretending that the claiming hadn't happened had done me no favors. 
 2.	He blackmailed his future son in law. He made Curran abandon the Pack, he made him deny his kingship and his lordship. He made him move to the suburbs for crying out loud and to become one of the common humans. Not that he can really mingle. 
 "Did you see the mailman while doing your rounds yesterday?" I asked. 
 Curran's face turned carefully blank. "Yes, I did." 
 "Did you do anything to scare him?" 
 "I was perfectly friendly." 
 "Mhm." Please continue with your nice story. Nonjudgmental. 
 "He was putting things into the mailbox. I was passing by and I said, 'Hello, nice night.' And then I smiled. He jumped into his truck and slammed the door." 
 "Rude!" Julie volunteered. 
 "I let it pass," Curran said. "We're new to the neighborhood." 
 The former Beast Lord, a kind and magnanimous neighbor. "So you sneaked up behind him, startled him by speaking, and when he turned around and saw a six-hundred-pound talking lion, you showed him your teeth?" 
 "I don't think that's what happened", Curran said. 
 "That's exactly what happened, Your Furriness." I laughed, pulling off my boots. 
 I can only imagine the horrified face of the mailman. Hahaha.... 
 3.	Jim is forced to become the new Beast Lord. And he has to prove that he is the Alpha beast for everybody who does not believe it including all the Alphas of the clans, Mahon (Curran's adopted father) and Dali the Beast Lady. 
 "You're a paranoid control freak." 
 "My paranoia is keeping us safe. Dali, I just spent eight hours arguing with the Pack Council. Do you think you could postpone yelling at me until later?" 
 4.	The other shifters have to choose sides. Derek, George, Christopher, Barabas, Ascanio, Louis, Andrea and Raphael. 
 The Pack lives its weakest moments. The strongest members of the Pack are split into two teams. 
 5.	Everyone is now looking Kate with different perspective. And not in a very nice way. 
 --Saiman opened his mouth, then closed it. "I won't be part of this insanity." 
 --Rowena smiled at me. "Sharrim. Our deepest apologies for the misunderstanding." 
 --"Why don't you like me?" I asked. 
 Nick leaned back. 
 "I could fill the room with it, starting with who you are and what you did." 
 6.	Hugh (Roland's favorite soldier) is forced to disappear in order to think, to find himself and to stay away from Kate. 
 This is also the book that 
 *Kate realizes how it feels to be humanly weak and vulnerable - even if it just for a few hours. I believe that her stroke must be the less favorite part for most readers. 
 *Julie slowly realizes her powers after the purification of her blood and as a result she has Roland discreet attention. 
 *we learn everything about the life of djinns, and ghouls. 
 *we are taught that nothing really worth the price of asking for favors by a djinn ("You have nothing I want!") 
 *we discover that true love always wins any obstacle. 
 Hurray for the story of George and Eduardo! 
 Finally 
 After the last two books, I like Curran again. 
 I had missed the playful Curran, always in tune with Kate: 
 A hand rested on the small of my back and slid down. 
 "Did you just grab my butt?" I whispered. 
 "What?" 
 "Curran!" 
 "Yes?" I could hear controlled laughter in his voice. 
 Unbelievable. I sped up. "We're tracking ghouls and you're grabbing my butt." 
 "I always make sure to pay attention to important things." 
 "Sure you do." 
 And 
 Roland is trying to clear things with Kate - not very successfully: 
 "Now that I've conceded that point, the wedding. When are you going to stop living in sin?" 
 "This is rich, coming from you. I'm sorry, how many wives did you have?" 
 "Recently, only one." 
 "Yes, and you murdered her." 
 "Let's not talk about that again." 
 "She was my mother." 
 "Yes, and I loved her deeply." 
 I can only imagine the horrified face of the waiter. Hahaha.... 
 I have included many dialogues from the book in this review, because I honestly believe that my favorite characters' interactions in this book were just brilliant. Strong and funny. 
 So Roland is here. Everyone stands by. Let the games begin!