Sand's people have been enslaved by the Evergreen family for generations, forced to work in the lumber camps. So when he's transferred to the house of the great rulers' son, he comes face-to-face with his enemy. Ross, the son of the great ruler, has been away for years. He hates the house in which he's forced to reside, a house once belonging to his uncle and filled with painful memories from his youth. Now that he's returned, he remembers the traditions and reminds himself that Sand, his new house slave, is nothing but a slave. Yet he's unprepared for Sand's defiancé and beauty. Will two people, torn apart by history and oppression, learn that love heals all, even when it is forbidden?