Cadet Kira dreams of taking flight beside majestic drakes at the prestigious Dragon Academy, only for her assigned egg to turn to cold stone during the public hatching ritual. Mocked as a failure by the cadet corps, Kira finds an unexpected guardian in Matthew, a charismatic swordsman who deflects bullies and shields her from deadly trials. Kira falls deeply for his tender words and selfless courage.
The romance collapses into horror when Kira stumbles upon imperial cipher logs inside Matthew's quarters. Her devoted paramour is actually an elite intelligence operative who orchestrated the petrification of her egg, assigned to harvest her unique bloodline for a demonic altar sacrifice. Armed with the truth, Kira must fight her way out of the academy before her lover claims her life.
