Larisenya is a young golden dragon, locked up by her cruel father in a tower as if she were a prisoner—just to satisfy a prophecy. By contract, she is forced to marry the heir of the Black Guild: a soulless and savage dragon. Good fortune smiles on her, and she breaks free.
But once she settles as a healer in an Antor orphanage, where the headmistress torments the orphans, she learns about the mysterious disappearance of girls and a cursed witch who devours babies for youth. In a hopeless position, Lari accepts help from a friend and protection from Coner, who doesn’t want to give up his fiancée in order to destroy the one who cannot be found—and killed.