Orphaned since 5 and raised by her father's best friend she has lead a sheltered life, seeing her future in marriage to her guardian's son, on her wedding day an interruption from an uninvited guest; Alaex the Destroyer, a fearsome warrior arrives claiming to already be wed to Iliani. A secret ceremony arranged by her father many years ago. Alaex felt it his duty to nonor the marriage, but is ill prepared for the passion Iliani stirs deep within him.
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An orphan since the age of five, eighteen-year-old Iliani has led a sheltered life at Lourds Keep, under the guardianship of her father's old friend Edouard. Iliani sees her future in her marriage to Edouard's son, certain it would be her father's wish. But her wedding day is interrupted by an uninvited guest: Alaex the Destroyer, a fearsome warrior who brings the news that Iliani is already wed - to him, in a secret ceremony arranged by her father many years ago. Now Alaex has come to take Iliani - against her wishes - to her childhood home of Fontwyn Hall... and make her his wife.
Alaex felt it his duty to honor the marriage arranged by his former mentor, but he is ill-prepared for the passion Iliani stirs deep within him. And he begins to hop that perhaps ILiani can cast light into the shadows of his treacherous past. But the past also haunts Iliani, who must sort suspicion about her new husband from the voice in her heart ... which wispers the promise of an overwhelming, everlasting love.
An orphan since the age of five IIiani has led a sheltered life at Lourds Keep under the guardianship of her fathers old friend Edouard. But on her wedding day to Edouard's son, a warrior arrives saying she is already married to him in a secret ceremony arranged by her father many years ago. Alaex felt it his duty to honor the mariage arranged but he is ill prepared for the passion she stires. An he begins to hope that perhaps she can cast light into the shadodws of his treacherous past.
