Margaret was afraid of her murderous husband. She never knew that her fate would lie with the genetically modified cougars and their human agents that occupied the land to the far north. A chance encounter with an enigmatic man gives her the confidence to take matters into her own hands and she embarks on a perilous journey she never imagined she’d take.

In the distant future human fertility is much reduced and the remaining human population makes do with early twentieth century technology. Margaret and Wolfe fall victim to her husband's almost supernatural reach into the halls of power and are forced to flee across Europe. In a final flight across the frozen north they finally confront their pursuers.