He'd give up everything he and his family had worked centuries for and stay in Westica, if that's what it took to keep her.

Mason Dandridge thought he could survive anything-fate's about to test his strength and resolve.

Tragedy sends Mason to Westica, on the hunt for Jessalyn Silverna, the only surviving victim of a sadistic killer-for-hire. What he finds is a broken woman, emotionally and physically scarred, unable to see her beauty or authority as a woman. Needing answers only she can provide, Mason is determined to persuade Jessi to return with him to Sziveria.

Learning her brutal past was a calculated plan turns Jessi's life upside down.

The quiet, sheltered existence she's been living isn't feasible anymore. Outside forces prove she's incapable of life on her own, leaving Jessi with little options but to agree to Mason's plan.

But life in Sziveria isn't any easier, or less dangerous.

Jessi's genetic gift reveals a dark secret lurking in the Primary Guardian's home. More than her talent is awakened though, as Mason urges Jessi to discover her sensual power, long hidden under the scars of her past. Wounds he's determined to heal one kiss at a time...