“Nay, lass, when ye come to me, ye will beg. Bet on it.”

Mairi Buchanan is done being powerless. If wedding an ally ends the war with Gordon, she’ll sacrifice her freedom. Her only obstacle is the temptation that is Caden McPherson—the branded coward whose wicked smile hides dangerous scars.

Caden has one chance to prove his loyalty, and wanting Mairi is a gamble he cannot afford. She sees through his mask and challenges him at every turn. But he does not deserve her.

But when betrayal delivers them into enemy hands, Mairi must risk everything—including her heart—for the man she was never meant to love.