Nina, heir to the Mooncrown Dragons, once believed Jonson was her savior—until she learned she was only a shield protecting Rose. Before their wedding, she chooses the discarded Prince Luvy, trading marriage for freedom while awakening his lost dragon core. As Jonson spirals into regret and her family tries to steal her power, Nina reclaims her mother’s legacy and rises beside the one man who never turns love into a cage. Five years later, she returns freely—choosing her own love and future.