Claimed by the Iron Thorn (Savage Oaths #19)

He stole the wrong woman. She might be the only thing that saves him.

Lira has spent five years healing in the Shade Lord's fortress. Safe. Quiet. Done being afraid.

Then an orc warlord's soldiers drag her from the garden at dusk.

Varek thinks he's taken the Shade Lord's bonded mate. Instead, he's stolen the sister — a human woman with no bond, no strategic value, and a sharp tongue that cuts deeper than any blade in his armory.

He orders her killed. And then he can't let her go.

The mate bond is waking inside him. His body tracks her through walls. His hands shake when she's near. And Lira knows exactly what's happening to him — she watched this same bond transform the most dangerous creature on the continent into a man who'd burn the world for her sister.

But the Shade Lord is coming. And when he arrives, he will tear this fortress apart stone by stone unless Lira can give him a reason not to.

Three days. One stubborn orc. And a bond that might be the only thing standing between war and survival.

Steamy orc romance. Possessive warlord. Captive heroine who doesn't break. Standalone in the Savage Oaths universe. HEA guaranteed. Perfect for fans of Ruby Dixon and Finley Fenn.

Content Warning: Explicit content, captivity themes, references to past trauma. 18+.