Licentia Outside the Stone Wall

Fleeing a forced marriage arranged by her debt-ridden father, Illeche Licentia escapes into the night rather than be sold like property. Cornered and desperate, she throws herself into a stranger’s carriage to avoid capture. There she meets Cassis, a man with platinum hair and striking blue-gray eyes, who offers her protection with a calm smile. Though drawn to his kindness, she wonders if she has merely traded one dangerous situation for another, stepping from the shadow of a lynx into a lion’s den.