Ebony never expected to be the price of peace. Taken from her home under the light of a fading moon, she is no longer a free woman - she is collateral. Dragged to the cold, imposing fortress of the borderlands, she faces Cameron Jefferson, a Laird with the blood of Vikings and a heart of stone. He is a savage warrior who demands absolute obedience, and his gaze promises a possession that goes far beyond mere imprisonment.Cameron has no use for softness, yet the defiant beauty of his new captive stirs a primal hunger he cannot ignore. He intends to break her will, to teach her the brutal language of submission, but he finds himself captivated by her fire. Ebony knows she should fight him, but as the nights grow colder and his dominance becomes a heavy, welcome blanket, her resolve begins to shatter.