To avoid an unwanted wedding, I decided to run away to an academy located on the outskirts of the empire. Now I have to hide my magical abilities and live under a different name. But it was here that I met a dragon who dislikes me. He knows my secret and threatens to reveal it if I don’t agree to take part in his risky plans. This ruthless and cold dragon frightens me no less than the prospect of an unwanted marriage. Still, more and more, a mysterious spark appears in his eyes when he looks at me. Is it hatred—or something else?