The Highland Warriors' Shared Reluctant Bride: Historical Reverse Harem Romance

I carry my family's betrayal in the crescent scar across my skin and the terror that every claim ends in abandonment. Upton Graves and his warriors bar the path to safety, their demand clear under the spring thaw mist: my loyalty and body must secure the holding they share.

His thick-muscled frame blocks the gate as our hands brush, sending fire through my defiance. I spit words of independence, yet the air thickens with the knowledge that they will all take what the clan requires, and my fear of loss wars with the pull of his hidden grief.

The heavy door closes on the map-strewn chamber. His order waits on the air, and I must decide if this sharing binds me or leaves me broken once more.