While house sitting for his sister Ava, Greg is kidnapped by an unknown assailant wielding a sword. A talking stray dog named Molly comes to Greg's aid. She tells him Ava is in danger, but first they need to escape his kidnapper!
Greg and Molly have to learn to trust each other if they're going to survive. And an unexpected encounter with Blachjet and his pack forces Molly into a dangerous confrontation. Meanwhile, Greg's older sister Iris crosses paths with Edgebrook, who is more than what he seems.
Tempers flare between Greg and Molly and the situation with the Cabal Canis puts their already rocky relationship in jeopardy. Meanwhile, Edgebrook pays a surprise visit to Guang Lodi, an old ally living off-the-grid. The reunion starts with a threat and ends in a sword fight.
The final stage of Officer Edgebrook's plan forces a decision that tears Molly and Greg apart. No one is safe when a hidden evil is finally revealed. And a single violent act will determine the fate of all the humans and dogs in the forest.