Maeve Weaver has spent her life trapped under her brother’s control, treated as nothing more than a pawn for his ambitions. When he pushes her toward a loveless marriage, she makes a desperate choice run. Alone and terrified, she escapes into the wild beauty of the Scottish Highlands, never imagining how her world is about to shift.

Alastair Campbell, laird of his clan, carries the weight of duty on his shoulders. To protect his people, he needs a wife and an alliance, not romance. But when he finds Maeve wounded and hiding in his woods, something in her spirit pulls at him. Protecting her becomes more than obligation it becomes personal.

As days turn into stolen moments, desire grows into something neither of them planned. But betrayal is close, and enemies are willing to use any weapon including Maeve herself. To survive, they’ll need to trust not just each other, but the fragile bond forming between them.

Can a runaway Englishwoman and a Highland laird carve out a future together, or will the past hunt them down before love has a chance?