Chapter 1
Dove’s heart pounded as her new husband led her down the hall to their bedchamber. She couldn’t believe she was doing this. How could her parents betray her like this?
When her village had been overtaken by Norman nobles, Dove had expected pillaging and their lands being stripped away. But never this. The new overlord had some very specific plans for the village. And for Dove.
He wanted her to be his wife. There was no way Dove would have married the foreigner if she had been listened to, but her parents had dropped to their knees and agreed. Dove couldn’t forgive them for that.
Now the ceremony was over, and she was married to the Norman, Lord Richard of Gascony. A dangerous, fearless man who had more than likely murdered many of Dove’s kinsman, was now leading her into the
