Thirty years ago, Hazel was just a kitchen girl at the dragonrider keep, until the golden queen egg stirred at her touch. Chosen by destiny, she was meant to be the next queen of Nevermere. But power is never peacefully handed over. When Raina, the Duke of Harlston’s ruthless sister and the throne’s heir apparent, caught Hazel on the hatching sands, she didn’t just steal her future. She marked her for death. Scarred and cast into exile, Hazel vanished into the wilds, while Raina used forbidden magic to bind the queen dragon, Zafira, to her will. But dragons do not forget. When Zafira finally breaks free of Raina’s control, she does what no one expects. She returns to the one who was truly hers. Now, Hazel must stop existing and start truly living with a dragon at her side and fire in her blood.