It is said that such a wolf holds the power to destroy not only her pack, but all of wolfkind.

The legends say that when the blood of the Wide Valley wolves mingles with the blood of the wolves outside the valley, the wolf who bears that blood will stand forever between two worlds. Years of research into the world of wolves combines with mythical tale-telling to present an epic adventure of wolves, humans, and the remarkable bond we share. Promise of the Wolves takes us where time is counted in phases of the moon, distance is measured in wolflengths, and direction by the scent of the nearest trail. Jump to the main story, only 14,000 years ago: Lydda, a wolf pack member of that time, is drawn to befriend a human, with cryptically untold (until halfway through the novel) but presumably fatal results. Never allow a mixed-blood wolf to live.” (blurb) - was already an ancient law among wolves 40,000 years ago. According to that Prologue, the “promise of the wolf” - “What is the promise of the wolf? Never consort with humans. Most of Promise of the Wolves is set 14,000 year ago, when both wolves and men lived in primitive, nomadic tribes, except for a Prologue set 40,000 years ago. 'Secrets of the Wolves' NYC, Simon & Schuster, August 2011, hardcover $24.00 (371 pages), Kindle $10.99. 'Promise of the Wolves' NYC, Simon & Schuster, June 2008, hardcover $25 (341 pages), paperback $11, Kindle $11.99. If there is one thing at which Hearst excels, it is Being Mysterious. The Wolf Chronicles trilogy is the story of why wolves and humans can never be friends.

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Promise of the Wolves by Dorothy Hearst