Tylen had never entertained the thought of romance, let alone pursing a relationship with a human prince. As a dragon, and a runaway teenage soldier, he has bigger things to worry about. An alien invasion is tearing apart his world. The sociopolitical fallout from a centuries-old plague has come back to haunt humans and dragons alike, and a very important key has gone missing in the wake of a fiery coup.

To make matters worse, the only father-figure Tylen has ever had, Grayden, is gone-attending to a matter of grave importance. The archmage can't advise anyone, which means Brynn and Tylen need to rely on each other more than ever. But with the dark secrets of his past spilling over, Tylen has nowhere to turn. If he doesn't face the malice rooted in his history, all Anteas has fought for is lost, but if he does, he risks losing Brynn forever.