Lake has gotten the life she never dared dreamed of-a safe haven, and the love of a good man, her husband, Hudson Land. But Lake's hard-won happiness doesn't last long when powerful Elders lay siege on Black Creek Manor in retaliation for her past defiance. As Lake watches everything she loves go up in flames, she sacrifices herself to keep her family alive, never imagining it's not her life that is endanger, but the heart and soul of who she is. Hudson wakes from a head wound to find his whole world is reduced to ashes. With no memory of why he's sacrificed everything for a woman whose name is tattooed on his chest, Hudson is determined to make his heart match the emptiness of his mind, wiping out everything except the hatred for those who are to blame-the Elders and the wife he sought to protect. As evil and fear spread across a war-torn land, can Hudson and Lake forgive each other's betrayals and grab at their one chance at saving not only their lives... but their love as well?