Royal alchemist Kaethe is on a mission to find her brother whom she was separated from after their parents were killed by raiding orcs. She has to keep her mission a secret because she is traveling into dangerous lands and what she least expects is to find herself being saved by an orc general and taken to his village where he has been secretly protecting humans.... but he has his own secrets that could unravel everything. Bazur is the General of the Black Claw Clan, he is one of the strongest orcs and has been secretly protecting all the humans and orcs in his village while complying with the king of orcs.... who had murdered his own family. Bazur is going to do anything to protect his village but when a bright haired gorgeous human lands in front of him he can’t help but want to help her. But both Kaethe and Bazur have their own secrets but their is a pool between them that they can’t deny. Can they find a way to trust one another or will their secrets destroy any chance of a relationship before they even have one? This was the spinoff to the first book and you do get to see the original couple in this one. Though you don’t have to read it in order, it’s much more enjoyable if you do. I liked the relationship between Bazur and Kaethe because they both want to make sure the other is happy and being helped but at the same time they both have their own issues to deal with. Their chemistry was great and I honestly had such a fun time with this one.