In an effort to get the United States government off of their backs, Zane Newton request that Earlham reveal his supernatural abilities to President Taggert. The process causes Earlham to reflect on his not-so-glamourous past.

The flashback takes Earlham back to late 19th century England where he meets and befriends Barstow – the only other Vanguard werewolf he'd ever come across. The two often find themselves in conflict with each other – as two alpha predators trying to coexist. The bond between them reaches its limit when one of them goes on a brutal killing spree, leaving a trail of murders no one would ever solve.