Afflicted by an ancient lineage malady that prevents dragon sovereigns from surviving past three centuries, Valerius faces agonizing extinction. Prophecy decrees that only uniting with a woman bearing a snowflake birthmark can purge the demonic hex—at the fatal cost of her mortal soul.
When an attack leaves him paralyzed in the wilderness, gentle forager Elena nurses him back to health, inadvertently revealing the fateful mark upon her collarbone. Intending initially to sacrifice her to preserve his empire, Valerius finds his icy disposition melting under her warmth, forcing him to choose between immortality and love.
