1848 was a year that was looking up for Isaac Richardson. His cotton plantation was expanding, He has become well respected among the folks of Beaufort, and then has the most eye-catching bachelorette waiting to have his name. It seems his life was finally coming perfectly together until one day during an slave auction he would buy a slave who not only does not speak English , but who will give him feelings of vexation, curiosity, self-loathing, revelation, jealously, admiration, like, lust, and love. Thank you @Ink_Smoke_ZS for this amazing cover!!!

Axe's nightmare has become reality. Not only has he been bought by one of the cruellest plantation owners in the state, he befriends his master's son Henry. Axe has dreams. He wants to get his family back and live on a farm with lots of chickens. Henry wants to end slavery and see his parents happy again. It's not long before both boys find themselves trapped deeper in a world of facades, and lies where prejudice rules the hearts of the people, and skeletons hidden far from sight, make their way to haunt the living, giving Axe no choice but to run away. However, running away brings grim realities that not only test their friendship, but could change both Axe's and Henry's lives forever...