Damn the boundaries. Damn the innocents. All the rules have changed. The clock is ticking for Emma Talbot-if her dormant memories don't resurface soon, her past will be forever lost to her-but that's the least of her worries. Abducted from her home by her husband's worst enemy, Emma is running out of time in more ways than one. No longer bound by any limits-moral or physical-the Dragon King sets off on a rampage to discover the whereabouts of his missing wife and retrieve her from the monster who took her. And any creature who is fool enough to stand in his way may well condemn himself to a fate worse than death. As the royal family's crisis escalates, Charlie has his own struggles to deal with. The weight of the world now rests on his shoulders and although he is physically capable of shouldering the burden in his emergent form, his ability to control the bestial urges that accompany his newfound power might be another story.