In a world where humans are forced to DNA-match with monsters, a defiant terramare herbalist faces her worst nightmare: marriage to a wendigo warrior. But when Sakira discovers her fearsome mate Eryx possesses both the power to destroy her and the gentleness to heal her past wounds, she begins to question everything she was taught about monsters. As rival tribes threaten their territory and human resistance fighters pressure her to betray him, Sakira must decide if she'll embrace the savage love of a creature she once feared or lose the only person who's ever made her feel truly safe in their dangerous world.