To the world they are the Grotesques-hideous chimeras and gargoyles. But before they are locked in their stone prisons, they are Kynd--magnificent beings condemned to prowl the nightmares of every realm. Their tortures will doom them. The love of a Chosen One could save them. Merrick has become a beast. Angelia has been chosen to save him. But will their fragile love survive the Hell the chimera is chained to?