Sarina Hale, a low-rank demon, encounters an injured Little Serpent and nurses it back to health. The serpent is Jovan Voss, an ancient divine dragon. Sarina conceives Dragon Whelps. Fearing the immortal/demon rift, she hides the cubs. At the Dragon Palace, she gets dragged into a three-realm conflict stirred up by the Phoenix Clan and Fox Clan. Sarina protects the Dragon Whelps; Jovan protects his wife and children, quells unrest. They overcome racial prejudices and accept each other.