This is a book about Mahikan, Emâ, Brindille and Will, all fighting to take their destiny into their own hands. An ode to courage, love and freedom.

Brindille is a 13-year-old girl who is regularly beaten by her stepfather. Emâ is working to protect wolves. Will is a nurse in a specialized infant care unit. Mahikan, a young First Nations Attikamek man, is on the run in the forest. They don't know each other and have nothing in common, so what is it that ties the four of them together? Nancy Guilbert's book follows these characters who take their destiny into their own hands.