In the aftermath of a brutal battle, Laird Evander Lothian stumbles upon a wounded beauty left behind—an Englishwoman named Elizabeth Gladstone. Drawn to her like no other, he discovers that sending her back home may mean condemning her to a fate worse than death.

Determined to protect her, Evander faces a harrowing choice: the only way to save Elizabeth is to defy his clan and make her his wife. But with tensions high and distrust rampant, the clan elders demand he marry a woman of importance from the enemy clan to secure peace.

Torn between duty and desire, Evander is caught in a web of deceit. Little does he know, the proposed union threatens to ignite further conflict. As Elizabeth navigates a world of hostility and intrigue, she must fight to survive in a land where one misstep could be her last.

Will love conquer all, or will their enemies tear them apart?