Liam couldn't help himself. He had never been the type to settle down. But he had news that his brother was about to bring home a wife. A political marriage. It was the last thing he wanted for himself. At least, until he saw the bride. An old friend from the time when he was a younger man. At thirteen they had shared an innocent kiss. And then Clara had been ripped out of his life. Uprooted by the state of her family. The rumors had flown about her family, but no one knew for sure and she hadn't been back. Until now. As his brother's fiancé. And his breath caught in his- throat. She was in trouble. And had to marry quickly, but she wouldn't speak a word about what it was.