He is bound by honor...
He claims.
When his cruel cousin tries to take Laurel for himself, Eirik breaks his oath in an attempt to protect her.
But when he journeys across the North Sea to raid the holy houses of Northumbria, he encounters a dark-haired beauty, Laurel, who stirs him like no other.
The one thing he swears never to do is claim possession over another human being.
Eirik is eager to plunder the treasures of the fabled lands to the west in order to secure the future of his village.
He is bound by honor..