Hassan Al'Abdalha watched his brother, Bogden, find his mate and now the Shaikh has decided that it's his turn. Hassan was married once before and he never wants to experience that again. It was a dismal experience that left him miserable by the time his wife passed away. So, Hassan comes up with a plan. He asks his brother to find him a mate like his own, a brüter, with the intention of it being a contract in name only. But fate has a funny way of messing with people's lives. The brüter that he goes to the capitol to claim turns out to be Hassan's fated mate. Rayne is also a man on the run and he runs right into Hassan's arms. If they can keep from fighting their mating, they might actually find out that they want the same things out of life—each other. Unfortunately, there are those that don't want them to find happiness together and being in pridehome in the middle of the desert surrounded by family and warriors won't stop them from getting what they want