HE BOUGHT HER TO SECURE HIS BLOODLINE. Stella Wynette is a servant girl sold to a king among men. Kieran Wilson is the Laird of Dun-Kieran. They call him the Pharaoh of the Highlands. He is massive, unyielding, and driven by a single obsession. He needs an heir to solidify his power. Stella is the prize he purchased to carry his name. The Gilded Oasis is a fortress of stone and stolen gold. It is Stella's new prison. Kieran discards the need for traditional courtship. He claims her in the Great Hall. He marks her as his own before every loyal soldier. She is a bride in chains of silk. Her body is no longer her own. It belongs to the man who rules the mountains with an iron fist. The Laird is a predator who demands total submission. He vows to break her to his will while shielding her from the world. Rivals watch from the shadows. They crave the woman Kieran has marked. Betrayal stalks the halls of the keep. Kieran will spill blood to keep what is his. Stella is the vessel for a legacy of fire. She is bound to a man who knows no mercy. He will ruin anyone who dares to touch his property. Kieran Wilson does not just want her body. He demands her soul and the child she will bear for his kingdom. He will destroy the world before he lets her go.