Eva Lockhart, member of the Kairi tribe, would never even dream of crossing the border; a river that separates her tribe from the Theon tribe. Not only is it against the law, but it puts her life in danger. Everyone knows that the tribe on the other side of the border are ruthless, and the penalty for crossing over is death. But when her younger sister takes a dare to cross the border putting her life in danger, Eva must do all she can to save and bring her back before she's caught. But when a ruthless and handsome protector from the Theon tribe catches and detains her, he becomes the source of all her fears, and slowly, all her desires. Darien is bound by his title as one of the protectors of the Theon tribe. So when a temptingly gorgeous woman dares cross over onto their territory, he has no choice but to bring her before the council to meet her impending sentence, until fate intervenes when a common enemy attacks the Theon tribe and he decides to set her free. But when the mysterious woman who ignited his long suppressed desires stays back to fight, he learns there might be more to this forbidden woman from across the border than meets the eye. Just when he thinks he's free of the complication of her, Darien is assigned to monitor and train Eva to fight alongside his tribe as her sentence. In this enemies to lovers, slow burn forbidden romance story, follow along as we find out- will temptation win? Or will age-old laws keep them apart? And who will cave first?