Devastated by her boyfriendâs murder, Summer Timber Wolf, Niipo Ămahkapi'si, goes back to Browning, Montana to take care of her Blackfeet grandmother. That choice finds her living in the ways of the old ones in a tipi on the shores of St. Maryâs River in the shadow of the Chief Mountains. Her Nahâah tells her to listen to the whispering spirits of her ancestors. They are her shield, her past, her present and her future. Summer, however, is not so easily convinced. It doesnât take long before Summer realizes theyâre not alone. Has her boyfriendâs killer found them? To protect her grandmother, Summer trusts their scout and protector, Cameron Running Crane. Soon she doubts her decision and wonders if heâs the kind of killer we instinctively fear the most; a loved one. The truth will be revealed in time . . . what she doesnât know is who will survive