In the winter of 1627, young Etienne Marsaudon returns to his ancestral home in Gascony—the grim Château de Wolf, feared by villagers as the House of the Wolf. He finds his proud family entangled in a deadly conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu, led by his uncompromising uncle, the Count. When Etienne falls in love with the daughter of his uncle's sworn enemy, loyalty and love collide on a knife's edge. Betrayal waits behind every tapestry, and the castle's dark name proves prophetic. Torn between family honor and conscience, Etienne must choose his path quickly—before the wolf devours them all.
