Jerrard is a Ranger, one of an elite group of warriors which still fight to protect the people from Horde invasion. They are wraiths in the forest. Silent assassins who may strike and vanish again before the enemy ever realize they are under attack. His kind are a dying breed. The king's corruption has cost too many lives. They are now all at risk. Jerrard is already challenging his loyalties when the king sends him to rescue the daughter of a noble man.Felicity is beautiful and passionate. He quickly realizes that she is the bait in a carefully laid trap to destroy him. To fall in love with her is a death sentence. Yet he finds himself irresistibly drawn into her arms.