When Gabriel Rivera arrives at the gates of Pembroke, he expects nothing more than another contract. Instead, he finds Beyonce Church, a beautiful scullery maid whose innocence haunts his every thought. Caught in a web of clan tensions and a cruel decree, Beyonce becomes the ultimate prize in a brutal duel of blades. Gabriel fights not for gold, but for the right to own the woman who has shattered his walls. After the dust settles and the blood is spilled, he claims his reward.