The Monster

Making deals with a dragon is always dangerous. Life on the edge of civilization taught Thorne three important things: money and beauty can buy anything, people are obsessed with treasures, and no one comes back alive from the monster’s domain. No one, except Thorne.

When she was offered a handsome sum to retrieve a special flower that grows far in the mountains, the girl understood she shouldn’t tempt fate—yet she had no choice. The job was supposed to be easy.

Trapped by a cursed dragon, Thorne faces a choice: play a treacherous game of the Shapeshifter, hidden behind a cloak, or pay for her actions with blood. Even though goosebumps run across her skin from the low voice of the Shapeshifter—and even though he gradually starts to feel sympathy for her—Thorne knows exactly how their game will end.

With regret, a broken heart, and betrayal.