When blood and treachery blur the lines, hero and monster are two sides of the same coin. Finnian swore to slay the dragon that stole his kingdom's princess-and his father's life. But when his quest leads him to a hidden tower, nothing is as it seems. The princess is no helpless captive, and the dragon? Not the beast of legend, but something far more dangerous. At the heart of it all stands Cedric-enigmatic, alluring, and hiding secrets that shake Finn to his core. With war on the horizon and betrayal closing in, Finn must decide: his kingdom or the man he shouldn't love. Because in this tale, the real monster might not have scales at all.