I signed my life over to the Brotherhood before learning what they’d demand in return. Each Brother must choose a Ward. Eve is too naïve to corrupt, and yet she’s the one I want. I must stalk, capture, and train her to perfect submission, and I can’t tell her why. When she turns twenty-one, I can take her. Until then, I’ll watch. Plan. And make certain problems…disappear from her life. Two weeks, to teach her she belongs to me. If she misbehaves at my ceremony, I fail the final test. If I fail, I’m dead. But she’s worth the risk.