When Juniver flees an arranged marriage, she seeks freedom in the forbidden Alethorn Forest-only to fall into the hands of a stranger crowned with antlers and eyes that gleam with hunger. Cernan is no man, but the ancient god her village has appeased for generations with blood and brides. Torn between her terror and desire, Juniver must choose: escape back to a world that betrayed her, or surrender to the Stag's embrace and be devoured... body, soul, and heart.