After fleeing her oppressive marriage, Larissa Hartzler will give herself to no man, but Bishop Eleazar King has other plans. Eleazar is appalled when he discovers the always-dutiful Larissa working in an English house of sin. As the most respected immortal of The Order, Eleazar has always maintained unwavering control, but everything changes once he is called. His long-standing position of authority is threatened when his need for his mate takes hold. There is nothing that will keep him from possessing the virginal Larissa as his mate. Not even her husband. Larissa's fear of being found by Bishop King transforms into confusion when she learns he is her mate. Five times his minor and broken on so many emotional levels, Larissa knows she will be an inadequate mate for Eleazar. With gentle patience, he begins to teach her what her husband never did, and slowly awakens Larissa's desires.