Lyra Chen rebuilt her life atop the ashes of her past. As matriarch of Lihua Sanctuary, she has forged a home from found family, fierce love, and the wild alchemy of scent that binds pack to pack, parent to child, mate to mate. Her world is one of vulnerability and devotion, of polyamorous bonds and sacred rituals, where touch, pleasure, and aftercare are both shield and celebration against a hostile world.