Cain and Hannah, the upcoming heirs of Kaldona, have reached the age to find their mates and they need to embrace their fates amidst renewed tensions as the cold war with Aurumden threatens to reignite. Cain, the son of King Gabriel and his dragoness mate Jael, fears his secret will be revealed and not only will he lose his anam cara, Isaiah but the throne his father has been training him for. Hannah, the daughter of Jericho and Queen Kellan, is a naively optimistic girl who stubbornly remains blind to the danger her childhood friend Kaleb is becoming. After years of trying to forge a peace treaty with Seledon, they agree with one condition: Hannah must marry their prince, Liam Shaw. Liam's valet, Aiden a military intelligence officer, tasked with spying on the Kaldonians for Seledon and Aurumden, is the one Hannah recognizes as her mate. Determined to cancel the marriage clause, Hannah goes to Seledon with Aiden and Liam. Their first night in Seledon she is captured by Kaleb who is determined to making her his mate, even if by force. Does true love conquer all? Can a King accept a male dragon as his son-in-law? Can a Queen accept a valet as hers?