She is the beauty and the beast, and only he can soothe her... In Alexander MacKenzie's youth, his clan prospered. Until one night fire and death descended, and all that was good and green fled the ensuing darkness, leaving the MacKenzie clan impoverished, and Alex's face severely scarred. Known as the Mad Maid of Clan Ross, Cora has been imprisoned within her father's keep for a decade, but not against her will-she is her own warden. Cora locked herself away to protect those she loves from what she has become. Within the shadows that blanket their land lurk vampires and wolves. They know Cora's savage secret and have laid claim to her body. But the fight for her soul has only just begun, and only Alex's love can save her.