When Cai stumbles into a northern warrior camp, barely clinging to life, the last thing he expects is to be saved by a fierce young girl—or to find himself falling for her gruff, protective father, Agravain.

Fleeing political machinations and Saxon threats, the two men must learn to trust each other if they hope to protect their fragile new family and forge a future from the wreckage of their pasts.

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Tropes

found family, hurt/comfort, single parent, widower, enemies to lovers, slow burn, second chance at love, bisexual awakening, protector, grumpy/sunshine, secret identity, shifter romance, fated mates, chosen family, emotional healing, redemption arc, forced proximity, mutual pining, touch-starved, sharing shifter abilities through intimacy

Content Notes

killing in defense of self and others; injury; intimacy in shifted forms; terminal illness (secondary character); suicidal thoughts; mention of murder; mention of infanticide by drowning; mention of past partner/parent death

Tags

m/m romance, fantasy romance, wolf shifter, Arthurian legend, dark ages Britain, sixth century, Orkney Islands, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, bisexual heroes, political intrigue, Saxon threat, parent-child relationship, precocious child, guilt and redemption, exile, found family, competence kink, sword fighting, journey/quest, reconciliation with family