WELLS, a young woman of serpent descent, vows revenge after her adopted sister reclaims her birthright as a dragon princess—and burns their mother alive. Posing as the lost princess, Wells infiltrates the palace to destroy the sister who betrayed her. But a ritual blood test exposes her secret. Stripped of her serpent skin and sentenced to death, she faces the executioner—until a golden dragon manifests, bringing the entire court to its knees.
Wells’s fight for vengeance becomes a struggle for the crown as she discovers the Dragon King’s blood runs through her veins. Unraveling a long-buried royal conspiracy, she exposes the truth, brings the guilty to justice, and rises from a condemned outcast to the rightful heir to the throne.
