Prologue
For a hundred years, the Dragon Clan has lived under a deadly curse—one born from human betrayal. A poisoned heirline. A dying future. A king who cannot touch without killing.
To break it, a prophecy demands a human bride.
Every year, ten girls are sent. Every year, ten girls die.
Until Elara.
When she accidentally grabs the arm of a stranger in the forest and survives the burning curse, she doesn’t realize she has just touched the Dragon King himself.
Now hunted, betrayed, and sold for a reward by the man she loved, Elara is taken to the dragon’s domain—where death is certain… unless she is the one.
But surviving the Dragon King’s touch is only the beginning, because breaking a curse may cost more than her life— it may demand her heart.