I TAKE WHAT I WANT AND I KEEP WHAT IS MINE. The Highlands are a brutal mistress, but I am her master. I rule Woburn with an iron fist and a blade that never stays dry for long. My life is defined by war and stone until I find her. Vespera is a delicate Irish bird trapped in my kitchens. She is soft, pure, and entirely too fragile for this world. The moment our eyes meet, my soul demands her total submission. I claimed her in front of everyone. I dragged her from the scullery to my private chambers. She is no longer a servant to the clan. She is my personal property. I will take her innocence and bind her to me forever. I will taste her every breath until she knows only my name. Every inch of her pale skin belongs to me by right of strength. My enemies think they can use her against me. Arthur Hill wants her as a trophy to settle a debt. He will find only death at my gates. I will burn the world to the ground to keep her in my bed. My obsession is a dark tide that no man can stop. I will destroy any soul who dares to touch what I have claimed as my own.