Larke risks her life when she flees into the Expanse. The orcs who roam there might be cannibals, but the alternative is worse. Her parents planned to auction Larke on her Bidding Day, but the warrior Orric rescues her, then shelters her in his mountain home. She soon discovers the huge, green orc is not only the most honorable male she's ever met, but his touch makes her pulse race with desire. Too bad her very presence...