I sent the man who had settled in my heart away, because all he was driven by was the instinct of his second nature—the dragon. I sent him away because I didn’t want to belong to him, because after everything that happened I felt only emptiness. But it wasn’t in vain. I learned that cold demon blood flows in me—and I found a family. Now I’ll have to put in a lot of effort to make the others accept me as an equal. And finding myself is important too. And love… how do you get it back if neither Ireš nor I want it? And can demons love?