On the night of their public wedding, Serena waited in vain for Adrian, who spent the entire evening comforting Isabella. For three years of secret marriage, she was nothing but the Crown Prince’s shadow dragon trainer—all her work and glory were claimed by him. Awakening from her illusions, Serena dissolved the vows, left the royal court, and journeyed to Frost Ridge Dragon Keep with her unparalleled dragon taming skills. There, she rose from a scorned "abandoned wife" to the continent’s youngest Senior Dragonspeaker, saving wounded dragons, pioneering a whip free training method, and earning recognition from the Dragon Crown Council. Meanwhile, the prince who had trampled her heart lost everything—his allies, his power, and his throne—once her protection was gone.
