After eighteen years without a birth, the last fortress celebrates Commander Adrian Ward’s pregnant wife, Vivienne—until she demands power to keep the child. Only Mara, Adrian’s neglected second wife, hears the unborn baby seeking true love. When the child moves into Mara, Vivienne’s powerful family targets her. Adrian must choose whom to trust as Mara exposes corruption and earns her place. When childbirth threatens her life, the child must save her.
