Dark and moody Luc Stanek craves a quiet life. But when a desperate woman lands bloodied and branded on his doorstep, he finds himself pulled into her world…and determined to save her no matter the cost.

Jo Merkley joined the Church of the Apocalyptic Faith as a child, and the brands marring her skin mark her as little more than the charismatic leader's property. Only Luc is able to see her for the woman she truly is. Determined to win her freedom, Jo and Luc will fight the only family Jo has ever known…for a future neither is certain can be theirs.