Elowen surrendered her youth to her lion-shifter husband, only to be stripped of her possessions and tossed into the freezing winter woods the moment he tired of her quiet demeanor. Seeking shelter, she takes a position as a domestic caretaker to the mute, traumatized daughter of the Dragon Court. Her soothing herbology and gentle warmth work a miraculous transformation on the child, prompting the brooding Dragon King Kaelen to propose a contractual union.
What begins as an administrative arrangement to provide his daughter with a mother quickly shifts into fierce emotional devotion. When Elowen's arrogant ex-husband reappears to mock her poverty, Kaelen unleashes his apocalyptic draconic aura, forcing the lion patriarch to crawl in terror. Shielded by her royal protector, Elowen discovers the joy of being truly cherished.
