Ziva is hired to break a curse and steps into Blackscar Hold, where four women before her have already died.
Drazhul Xorn, a scarred clan lord bound to a dying bloodline, has spent a century isolated by magic that destroys any woman he touches.
Her task is to dismantle the ancient power in his stone, yet his nearness burns through her and stirs a violence he can barely hold back.
The curse-eater refuses to fear the beast in his chest, and when the magic forces them together she seizes his wrist and demands all of him.
A forbidden mark then binds his soul to hers, leaving an orc built to kill what he loves hungry to claim her anyway.
