Hale is a normal sixteen-year-old boy whose been held hostage for months in the cellar of his kidnapper with his older sister, Carly. After a desperate escape attempt, Hale is thrust into the brutal world of magic that his sister had tried to protect him from. Here, in the violent Land of Griffins, Hale learns he is anything but normal. He is in fact a griffin who can do some pretty amazing things! As Hale grows close to the Griffin Leader, Bayo, Hale can't deny their connection. However, Hale is unaware of the dark plans Bayo has in store for him... as well as who they truly are to one another.