Twenty-two-year-old Hazel Wynthorne loses her entire family in a mysterious village disaster and leaves home in search of a purpose beyond her grief. Along the way, she discovers that the orcs her family spoke of in old legends are real when she meets Thrak, a gruff but kind-hearted orc who left his mountain clan after an Elder Seer’s prophecy foretold that his destined mate lived beyond their lands. Forced to travel together, the unlikely pair uncover forgotten truths about the ancient bond between humans and orcs, while a slow-burn romance grows and Hazel realizes that her purpose may be greater than she ever imagined.