Devastated to learn the betrothal to her beloved Rorie has been broken, Muren Grey vows to take control of her life once and for all. But independence is not an easy path in a world dominated by men. Can she love a man who wants to control her? Muren must gather her strength and find the essence of who she truly is—even if it means losing the only man she will ever love.Rorie Mackenzie has inherited a clan he will do anything to protect. Drawn into the king's schemes involving Muren, diplomacy will only take him so far before he must make a stand, for her and for the Highlands.Facing impossible odds from their world and beyond, Muren and Rorie seek the one power that can obliterate any barrier.