Yanir was the third descendant of Lord Orion, and although he was a strong and worthy warrior, he always knew that no woman would ever unite with him. Too many looked down on their family because of his mother's refusal to keep him manno. He knew that Ull could overcome this because he was the first scion and would one day become a lord. Maybe even Vali, since he was second, but neither Yanir nor his younger brother Zev would ever be acceptable to women. The most they could hope for was to serve their House with honor. But everything changed with the appearance of a female from Earth... Abby's life was not easy, especially after the death of her family when she was sixteen, but she thought that now everything things are finally starting to get better. She was one year away from achieving her dream of becoming a teacher. Soon she will be able to make a difference in the lives of children in whom others have given up. But everything changed when she was kidnapped by the Tornians...Together they must do what the other lord and lady cannot do. They must take a House destroyed by deceit and evil and turn it back into the worthy and respected place it once was. Will the secrets left by Bertos and Risa be the ones that will tear them apart? Or could it be Abby's secrets and Yanira's reaction to them?