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To rescue her kidnapped mother, commoner Mira stands accused of stealing a noble's gemstone before the formidable Commander Cassian. Facing a death sentence in the snake pit, she wins a reprieve by reviving a dying dragon egg, becoming its sole caretaker. Concealing her past connection to him, she navigates a dangerous game of secrets and probes his defenses. As cold, duty-bound Cassian finds himself increasingly distracted from his fixation on the queen, their tense confrontations blur into a storm of suspicion and undeniable attraction. Amidst hidden conspiracies, a forbidden bond begins to unravel, weaving true feeling into a web of peril.
