A legendary dragon slayer who ended a long war expects to be rewarded for his achievements, only to be appointed as the bodyguard of a king’s concubine. The woman he must protect is surrounded by scandal: she lives beside the ruler who destroyed her homeland, and her previous guards were punished after falling for her. At first, he sees her as everything he despises. But the more time they spend together, the more his certainty begins to crumble. As hidden truths come to light, contempt slowly turns into admiration—and eventually into a love that makes him realize just how wrong he was about the woman he once judged so harshly.