Prologue
Tamara was never meant to be loved.
Born with a dark, moon-shaped mark on her face, she was abandoned by her own family and raised deep in the forest—far from judgment, far from people. While her twin sister grew up cherished and admired, Tamara learned to survive alone, hiding behind a mask and a quiet strength.
But when the Dragon King demands a bride from every family, Tamara s sent in her sister’s place—offered like a sacrifice no one expects to survive.
Rumors say the King is ruthless. A monster. A tyrant who even killed his own mother.
Yet when Tamara stands before him, something unexpected happens.
He doesn’t reject her. He doesn’t turn away. He chooses her.
As the entire court falls into shock, Tamara is left with one question— Why would a feared Dragon King choose the one girl everyone else abandoned?
And when he finally gives her the answer… It’s not fate that binds them— but a past she had long forgotten.