From The New York Times Bestselling Author Comes A Breathtaking Fantasy Of A Cursed Kingdom, Warring Clans, And Unexpected Salvation.bayr Of Saylok, Bastard Son Of A Powerful And Jealous Chieftain, Is Haunted By The Curse Once Leveled By His Dying Mother. Bartered, Abandoned, And Rarely Loved, She Plagued The Land With Her Words: From This Day Forward, There Will Be No Daughters In Saylok.raised Among The Keepers At Temple Hill, Bayr Is Gifted With Inhuman Strength. But Hes Also Blessed With An All-too-human Heart That Beats With One Purpose: To Protect Alba, The First Girl Child Born In Nearly Two Decades And The Salvation For A Country At Risk.now The Fate Of Saylok Lies With Alba And Bayr, Whose Bond Grows Deeper With Every Whisper Of Coming Chaos.