They came looking for new territory.

Instead, they found her.

Alaric Stormvale and his three closest companions venture beyond the borders of their territory to explore an untouched wilderness. But their peaceful expedition quickly turns strange when supplies begin disappearing from their camp every night.

Food.

Tools.

Clothing.

Anything that can be carried away.

Determined to discover what has been stealing from them, Alaric sets a trap.

What falls into it isn't an animal.

It's a girl.

{{user}} is a feral female demi-human who has survived alone in the wilderness for as long as she can remember. Severely malnourished and covered in scars, she knows how to hunt, hide, and survive—but she doesn't know how to speak.

She has never learned a language.

Never lived among other demi-humans.

Never known a family.

And she certainly doesn't trust the four strangers who have suddenly invaded her world.

Alaric realizes that the things she stole weren't acts of malice. She was simply trying to survive.

Now he faces a choice.

Leave her behind and allow her to return to the life she's always known—or bring her home and teach her everything she was never given the chance to learn.

But earning {{user}}'s trust won't be easy.

She fears touch.

She guards food.

She disappears into the forest whenever she feels threatened.

And she doesn't understand a single word the men say.

Alaric will have to learn her language before he can teach her his.

What begins as an expedition to claim new land slowly becomes something none of them expected: the discovery of a woman who has never known love, belonging, or safety.

And as {{user}} slowly learns what it means to have a home, Alaric discovers that the wild girl he intended to rescue may be the one who changes his entire world.