Stripped of her royal privileges and promised to an elderly king, Princess Aveline flees. Years later, she finds Skar, a red dragon who grants her health, youth, wealth, and power in exchange for her firstborn—a child prophesied to destroy the world. Aveline accepts, then conquers her father’s kingdom.
When Skar comes to collect, she lies that she is pregnant to gain access to Dragon Valley. Hoping a dragon father could protect her child, she draws close to Skar. Their intimacy leads to a real pregnancy, but after he discovers her lie, she escapes with Quinn, a blue dragon appointed as her guardian.
Ten months later, Skar finds Aveline and helps her deliver a red-patterned egg. She declares their bargain fulfilled: his promised opponent is his own child. Skar and Quinn fight over her, but Aveline heads home to reclaim her reign—and her right to choose her own future.
