It's the week before Yule and the day before the full moon hunt. Izzy is having difficulties and someone unexpected drops by to help. Just as well, as the Luck & Judgement office has been hexed. When Declan wins a bet and prepares to sort things out, Izzy has the feeling this is all about to go terribly wrong. What none of them is prepared for is the skill and artistry of their opponent. But are they fighting one person... or more? And are their opponents masquerading as people who offer help? Everyone seems to be playing games - including Declan and Michael, much to Izzy's annoyance. Things come to a head when members of her staff and one of her cubs are threatened. Declan, Michael and Izzy begin to realise they are facing one or more magicians with immense power at their disposal. But that understanding may have come too late. This time, Izzy must try to save more than her friends, her cub and her mate from destruction. Her struggle becomes a fight for her daughter's future and for the Ambrose past. But to win, she must first free herself from the scars of old wounds.