She fled into monster territory to escape being owned. Now an orc captain wants to claim her. Delia Harrowmere has spent her life being told she’s too much. Too soft, too heavy, too expensive to keep. Sold into debt labor, Delia chooses death in the wilds over slow ruin in chains. She doesn’t expect to survive. She definitely doesn’t expect to be found. Ralvar Stonefang is the Mountain Clan’s most feared captain. Scarred, relentless, and sworn to defend the Iron Wilds... moreShe fled into monster territory to escape being owned. Now an orc captain wants to claim her. Delia Harrowmere has spent her life being told she’s too much. Too soft, too heavy, too expensive to keep. Sold into debt labor, Delia chooses death in the wilds over slow ruin in chains. She doesn’t expect to survive. She definitely doesn’t expect to be found. Ralvar Stonefang is the Mountain Clan’s most feared captain. Scarred, relentless, and sworn to defend the Iron Wilds. When he discovers a human woman half-frozen in his territory, his instincts ignite with something far more dangerous than battle. She’s not his enemy. She’s not prey. She’s his. But Delia has been owned before, and she will never be owned again. As hunters search the mountains and old wounds reopen, Ralvar must prove that claiming her doesn’t mean caging her… and that strength can be used to protect instead of control. Because once Delia learns what it feels like to be cherished instead of judged, she might discover that the most dangerous thing in the wilds isn’t an orc—. It’s falling for one. less
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