Mira watches helplessly as her betrothed presents the celestial dragon she helped tame to Lia, her family's manipulative foster sister. Stripped of her ancestral lands and ordered to grovel at Lia's feet, Mira chooses agony over dishonor, treading across burning coals to sever her betrothal in front of the assembled clan.
Her courage catches the attention of a feared sovereign who lands a swarm of midnight war-dragons, gifting Mira vast territories and a rare bloodwing beast. As Mira ascends the royal dais beside a devoted warlord, her foolish ex-fiancé discovers that stolen beasts never forget their true master. During the grand nuptials, Lia loses control of the stolen dragon, sparking a public reckoning that humbles the entire clan.
