He was ordered to find her a home. He never meant to become one.

Pregnant and fleeing Thorn Ridge, Giselle heads north through a kingdom at war, determined to give her child a future untouched by her past. She expects bitter cold and dangerous roads. She doesn’t expect a mercenary who offers her something she’s never had: a choice.

Wulf trusts his sword and the men who fight beside him. Escorting one headstrong woman to safety should be a simple duty. But every mile brings the fiercely proud Giselle closer—and makes the solitary life he’s built harder to return to.

Hunted through the unforgiving wilderness, they become each other’s refuge. Then a secret from Wulf’s past threatens the future Giselle has risked everything to find. For the first time, the hardened captain wants more than to see her safely to her destination. He wants a place beside her when she gets there.