Brianna grows up sheltered by two formidable lupine commanders, Jaren and Colin, who pledged their lives to stand as her eternal protectors and future grooms. But on her coming-of-age celebration, a conniving rival laces her pastry with lethal allergens, causing Brianna to collapse in desperate agony on the floor.
Believing her rival's lies that the seizure is merely manipulative drama, the arrogant commanders lock Brianna away and destroy her family heirlooms. Broken and dying, Brianna escapes across enemy borders to Marcus, the fearsome Vampire Monarch who has loved her for fifteen years, uniting their bloodlines to crush her former guardians.
