Royals steal dragon eggs in pursuit of power, while Princess Skylar secretly returns them to their mothers. Her father is hunting the thief without knowing who she is. Meeting dragon rider Ryuki brings her secret mission, royal betrothal and changing loyalties into conflict.
Forced to marry Kraig Harris to break a curse, a supposedly Dragonless woman is abandoned after giving birth to twins. Determined to protect her children from further humiliation, she reaches a turning point when a royal healer discovers her lost identity as Dawncrest’s princess. Her dragon-lord family comes to reclaim her, and she summons Kraig for the Parting Ritual to end the marriage.
Hiding her identity as the Lycan King's daughter, the narrator tests fiancé Connor through an ordinary working life. When Jaden attacks and frames her, he demands submission instead of helping. She refuses and calls her father for the Guard. The appeal asserts an identity she has deliberately concealed while rejecting the obedience Connor expects from her.