While on a secret mission to discover if Helios is truly a Draconian ally, half-dragon Hugh risks discovery by taking in a rejected baby gryphon. Someone notices.

As Lera cautiously investigates Hugh, she is drawn to his strange, foreign magic. Until assassins descend, revealing her true identity. She is the Keeper of the Flame, and she has been betrayed.

Together, Lera and Hugh must risk everything to find the traitors, and reforge the alliance between their lands. Yet beneath their blazing passion, they hide secrets that the Sacred Flame will reveal - if their love survives its cleansing fire.