After Don Rodrigo’s death, Isabella’s family becomes vulnerable to rival clans. Lucas uses an alleged offence by her father to force a choice between submission and danger to her mother and brother. Protecting them brings her into his household, where survival and resistance become immediate concerns.
Elara heals Julian and has three children still living within eggs. Once recovered, he forces her to identify them among a hundred fakes, with the children’s lives at stake. Protecting the last surviving egg demands a sacrifice of her reputation, while its hatching reveals a powerful Thunderbird bloodline.
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