After a miraculous rescue from the hands of the insane maniac Sigismund Kulchitsky, who disguised himself in a Snake costume and cruelly mocked his victims, Varya Yartseva believed that the “dragon” pleasures were over. Both she and the Snake’s last victim, Monika Klimko, were saved by Pavel— the true heir to the largest Kulchitsky empire. Meanwhile, the villain was behind bars, awaiting trial. But it turned out that the maniac had influential patrons who held important positions in state structures. They were ready to do everything possible and impossible to set him free, eliminate unnecessary witnesses—Monika and Varya—and take them for Pavel’s laboratory experiments. Pavel had been medically diagnosed with “Harlequin ichthyosis.” This rare congenital genetic disease covers Pavel’s entire skin with diamond-shaped scales, and he himself has unique paranormal abilities…