Maria is a kind, helpful girl who assists the lord in the neighboring fortress, so when a group of badly injured Teutonic knights arrive in her Polish village asking for medical help, it's not surprising that Maria is eager to give aid. That's how she meets Josef, a wolfjagger (wolf hunter), and all the consistent aspects of her life steadily fall apart.
While walking through the forest, a knights's personal servant attacks her. She survives, thanks to the intervention of the creepy, but alluring Darien. His intervention also leads to Maria seriously questioning the silver necklace around her neck: Why does her dad need her and her alone to never take the cross off? Why does Josef react so strongly when he sees it? And, most importantly, why does Darien insist she answer what she is?
Maria's a genuinely nice person, but that's not enough to stop her from being the creature wolfjaggers hunt.
If Maria chooses Darien, she can give in to her animalistic side and live the life always hidden from her. If she chooses Josef, she can stick with her human side, as well as rest assured that she will be treated kindly. But whether she chooses the wolfjagger or the wolf, the prey or the predator, goes much deeper than Maria's desires. Her decision has the power to ruin her life and the lives of those she loves the most.
In a time where vampire books are all over the place, Wolf's Cross is not only a refreshing break, but an intriguing view into the world of the werewolf.
Reviewed for Suspense Magazine by Tiffany T. Cole.
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