Desperate to purchase healing elixirs for her infant boy Toby, Vera applies for domestic employment inside the fearsome mountain citadel of dragon sovereign TZyrthos. She is unaware that the sovereign suffers from a lethal blood curse that only her bodily essence can soothe, nor does she realize their brief forest encounter produced her ailing child.
When the draconic monarch recognizes the distinct scent of his long-lost mate, an intoxicating game of pursuit ignites throughout the cavernous fortress. Vera fears the beast's predatory obsessions, yet she must balance maternal vigilance against an overwhelming primal attraction that holds the key to breaking his ancient affliction.
