The Dragon’s Vow

Elara Vale is an antique restorer in Manhattan, an orphan raised in foster care. Her only inheritance is a moon-silver scale pendant left by her foster mother. She has spent her life invisible—quiet, careful, mending other people's broken things, never asking to be rescued. At a low-key auction house, she is accused of swapping a piece. Security grabs her wrist. The pendant heats up. The lights go out.