Cassandra has spent her life as the Council's weapon, feared for the pain she can inflict and trusted to extract secrets no one else can reach. But when she is sent to interrogate Nikolas, a captive dragon bound by his sister's control, one touch shatters the spells holding him?and opens a portal to a realm long believed lost.

Stranded in Fabeldyrverden, Cassandra must navigate a world of ancient dragons, dangerous prophecy, and a mate bond she never expected. Nikolas may have escaped his sister's chains, but the truth he carries could ignite a war between realms.

Across the world, Arianna has spent centuries quietly undermining the mate who stole her children, twisted her daughter, and used her son as a tool. Now exposed, she must flee the island she once called home and gather the allies she has kept hidden for generations. If Fraxinus reaches the dragon realm, he will not return as a lost prince?he will come as a conqueror.

Meanwhile, Aisling O'Brien is hunting answers inside a crumbling Council and a supernatural world suddenly full of enemies, uneasy alliances, and inconvenient mates. With Cassandra missing, dragons returning, and the fae threat rising, Aisling becomes one of the few people who can connect the scattered pieces before it is too late.

Three women. Three battles. One war that could tear every realm open.

As secrets buried for centuries come to light, Cassandra, Arianna, and Aisling must decide who to trust, what to sacrifice, and whether blood, magic, and fate will be enough to stop a dragon determined to rule them all.