An ancient dragon god guards the Sheltered Lands, demanding only one price: every century, a mortal heir must serve as his consort—for as long as they survive.
Sachielle of House Roquebarre, trained in seduction and deception, is the thirty-first consort sent to this monster’s lair. But she has three secrets: she’s not truly an heir but an orphan, her handmaid Zanya is both her assassin and forbidden love, and Sachi herself is cursed.
Together, Sachi and Zanya have just five weeks to kill the Dragon, or the king’s curse will take not only Sachi’s life, but her soul.
The Dragon, however, has one secret of his own: he’s nothing like they’ve been told—and he’ll stop at nothing to claim them both.
