Mathilde has been betrothed to her best friend Osweald since they were children. Their union will forge a mighty strength in her father's fight against the Norsemen who invade their lands. A stolen kiss one day in the woods changes everything; for Mathilde, her father and their enemies. Her world is thrown upside down by the forbidden love she covets for a Viking. Can Mathilde have everything she want or must she lose it all?