I was the diamond of my father's court, and his most prized possession--his 'gift from the gods'. My shimmering skin and pale complexion set me apart from the other nobles of the court. I was cherished. I was loved.Until I wasn't. My father sold me north to settle his debts, and I was shipped off to a strange kingdom. To be a wife? A concubine? A trophy won in a war of politics and finances?No, something much worse.I was to be sacrificed to the monster hiding in the mountains.This book can be read as a stand alone, or as a continuation of the Rise of the Draken series.