"To survive the notorious prison IK-2 and assassinate Russian President Vladimir Petrov, John Dempsey had to become rosomakha, the wolverine. Now, back home in America, he's trying to put the pieces of his life at Ember back together. But which man returned from Russia--Dempsey, or the wolverine? From the way his teammates look at him, it's obvious they're not sure, and neither is he. "