After a fated night with King Valerius, healer Elara fled, raising pure-blood twins Leo and Luna in hiding. Forced back, she faces slander, flogging, poison. Drawn by mate blood, Valerius claims her. At court, forged papers doom them—Leo's fire shatters the Dragon-Blood Stone, proving royal blood. King crowns Elara. Noble remnants drown her; Valerius saves her. Sole queen, happy with her family.
