Cadha de Witt waits for her first love to return from a perilous voyage, but finds heartbreak when he doesn't disembark with the rest of the crew. Despite her family's insistence that Maas wants to begin a new life in Scotland, Cadha charges after him, alongside her newest ally. Valc has a debt to pay. A beautiful young woman hires him to take her to Scotland, no questions asked, but their journey takes them through too many dangers. With soldiers on his tail and pirates in the North Sea, Valc doesn't know if he can protect his charge on her journey, let alone protect himself from losing his heart to this mysterious stranger...