Emilia Terry isn’t what she appears to be. She is a shifter in hiding, and she instinctively knows that if anyone ever finds out what she is, her life will be in danger. Only one person knows her secret. But can she believe this person? Is blood really thicker than water? Storm Fireblood realizes that his beautiful next door neighbor is hiding a secret. Emilia is a mystery, a contradiction, a puzzle that Storm is determined to figure out. Emilia is brave and strong, yet vulnerable and guarded. She is friendly and outwardly cheerful yet the pain in her eyes tell a different story. There is something about her that awakens his heart and his dragon. He wants to protect her, but Emilia seems to have difficulty trusting anyone. As Storm strives to win Emilia’s heart and trust, sinister forces are already working against them. The stakes are rising, and Storm realizes that he is up against a formidable enemy, an enemy he never saw coming…