Liya is treated like a voiceless slave by her pureblood sorceress half-sister Grace, who coerces her into substituting as a sacrificial bride for Naz, the feared Dragon God. Though forming a deep spiritual blood bond with the dragon lord, Liya is ambushed by Grace's assassins, barely surviving a cliffside fall into a monastery.
Hiding for seven patient years while raising her twin dragon children in secret, Liya is captured and tortured when Grace uncovers her sanctuary. Sensing her distress, Naz transforms into a terrifying black dragon to rescue them, standing beside his mute bride as ancient trials prove her worthy of the imperial crown.
