Sera discovers her fiancé Michael and her best friend together, where Michael cruelly rejects her. After she slaps him in anger, he vows revenge. Desperate and betrayed, Sera decides not to remain faithful either and approaches the powerful Duke Alex Drake, whose guards intervene.
A young woman confronts a powerful man who appears in her bedroom, questioning if she truly knows who he is. He reveals himself as the formidable Great Duke of Drake and claims she is his 'destined queen of flame.' As a burning sensation overwhelms her, he declares that from this night forward, she belongs to him, naming her his Dragon Queen. She awakens alone, haunted by the vivid memory and left to question whether the encounter with a dragon was real or merely a dream.
After being summoned by the Duke, a woman faces his unexpected marriage proposal, which includes a lavish monthly stipend and properties. He reveals he knows her history with her former betrothed, Michael Sloan, and offers this union as a mutually beneficial contract for revenge and convenience. She rejects the wealth, proposing a strictly one-year marriage term after which they part with no obligations. He agrees and seals the deal, but when he places a ring on her hand, its sudden, unnatural warmth leaves her stunned.
A woman remarks to a powerful man that his internal heat flares in her presence, prompting him to suggest she learn to control it. Later, his companion questions his decision to let a woman go after a year-long contract, revealing the man could die without her kiss to counter a magical seal. He stakes his life on winning her genuine love. Meanwhile, the woman prepares for a ceremony to become a Royal Guard, believing her beloved will become Captain. The episode ends with the arrival of the Duke's messenger, signaling a pivotal change.
At a knighting ceremony, Michael Sloan confidently expects a promotion after bribing officials, only to hear the commander call other names. When the announcements conclude without him, he confronts the commander, demanding an explanation. The commander coldly informs him his name is not on the knight roster. Instead, Sloan is stripped of his rank, banished from the city, and sentenced to work as a stable groom, leaving him reeling in shock at this sudden, devastating fall.
A nobleman, Michae, has been forcibly demoted to a lowly stablehand by order of a duke, who claims he 'offended the wrong person.' A man named Vincent coldly delivers the verdict. Meanwhile, Michae's wife, Sera, nervously awaits their wedding night. Her new husband, who claims an 'old ailment' makes him burn with fever, asserts that only she can cure him, deepening her apprehension as he asks for her help.
A woman named Sera is asked for help by a man. She sits with him and feels he is scorching hot. He tells her to touch him, and she is shocked to see his skin covered in dragon-like scales. The next morning, Sera confronts the man about his gold eyes and scaled back from the previous night. He dismisses it as a nightmare, showing her a bump on her head from falling out of bed as proof. Sera is left doubting her own senses, wondering if what she witnessed was real or just a dream.
A man named Michael is about to become a knight tomorrow, but he is currently being mistreated as a laborer. He pleads with a noblewoman named Laura, an apparent former ally, to use her connections to rescue him from his disgrace, claiming he was set up. She coldly rejects him, stating the Duke condemned him and she won't risk her reputation. After she abandons him, Michael vows to find and take revenge on the one who framed him.
A noblewoman offers to make her husband's royal hunt attire, surprising him and a servant who deems the task too difficult. She playfully challenges the servant's doubt and hints at a hidden intimacy, asking if her husband has a secret on his skin she cannot touch. The lord assures her there is no such secret and commands the servant to bring her a measuring tape, allowing his wife to proceed with her unconventional proposal.
A woman is having a hunting doublet fitted by a man who addresses her as 'my love.' As she touches the fabric's texture, she is unsettled, recognizing it from a nightmare. The man questions her hesitation, interpreting it as reluctance. The episode escalates as the tailor moves to measure her neck, but the woman's internal conflict peaks: she believes tearing the fabric will reveal a hidden truth, setting up her impending decision.