Dragons value family above all else-but when a dragon shifter can't shift, how will he protect the ones he loves? Lochlyn Blackmoor, the last dragon shifter in Alessia, has lost his ability to shift. Heartened by a prediction that he will shift again, Lochlyn retreats to Dragon Ridge with his beloved wife, Rosalie. They're content to enjoy a quiet life, until they receive unsettling news from the capital city. The king's seer has been marked for death, all because she helped him free Rosalie's sister from the king's clutches. Despite his current weakness, Lochlyn embarks on a mission to rescue the seer with his brother-in-law and spymaster in tow. Almost immediately, one of their few allies-Arthus Flameborn, Grand Master of the Order of the Phoenix, who also happens to be Rosalie's grandfather-abandons them. As they run out of time and options, Lochlyn turns to a former foe for assistance: Basilisk, the same rogue shifter he freed from the Order's dungeon, and nearly killed him. Basilisk proves himself a worthy ally, and his vast knowledge Alessia's royal family comes in handy more than once. As more of Basilisk's past is revealed, Lochlyn learns Alessia's darkest, most dangerous secret, information so deadly It could unravel everything he's ever known. To make matters worse, the ruthless Grand Master wants to form a relationship with his granddaughter, Rosalie, and he doesn't care who he hurts in the process-not even Rosalie. And only a dragon can overpower the Grand Master.