Lucy Montserrat doesn't dare dream of freedom. As a Wyrd physician, the Compulsion demands she treat anyone in need, and it doesn't care about the cost. After years of constant travel and contracts, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity presents her with the next best thing to freedom: permanence.
Alic Vaelmore is the last of his house and saddled with a noble title he never wanted. Accident-prone at best, and reckless at worst, he is more likely found roaming the forest than overseeing his lands. Burdened by a house that has seen too much loss, Alic seeks only one thing: freedom.
Bit by bit, Alic turns Lucy's desire for permanence into freedom.
Bit by bit, Lucy turns Alic's desire for freedom into life.
Circumstance changes for no one, however, and eventually, Lucy and Alic must both decide what they are willing to sacrifice to choose one another.
