She came to the forest seeking solitude. What she found was a hunger she couldn't escape.

Lirien is a master of her own isolation, a fortress built against the world. A secluded cabin in the heart of a storm-lashed forest seems like the perfect retreat-a place to unravel her thoughts and escape the ghosts of her past. But the woods have their own secrets, and she soon discovers she is not alone. A shadow has been watching her, a man whose presence is as relentless and untamed as the storm itself.

He calls himself Thalion, a protector against a nameless terror lurking in the woods. When he breaches the walls of her cabin, he brings the wild darkness with him. He is a predator, his eyes promising a savage and forbidden desire that speaks to a part of her she thought she'd buried forever. He swears he is there to keep her safe, but his methods are far from gentle. This is a man who intends to claim her, to break her, to possess her in every way imaginable.

Trapped by the storm and a passion that feels both like a miracle and a curse, Lirien finds herself drawn into a primal game of submission and survival. The real danger isn't just the monstrous creatures circling the cabin; it's the man who stands between her and them. To survive the night, she must surrender to the monster who claims to be her savior and confront the agonizing truth of her own deepest urges.

In a world of dark secrets and wanton hunger, is the greatest peril the one in the woods... or the one in her bed?