In her past life, she single-handedly hatched Valoria's golden dragon—a once-in-a-century divine beast. Yet the very day it broke out of its shell, her own younger sister Isolde betrayed her, framing her for theft. Behind closed doors, their father altered the dragon bond with the Twin Ink Secret Art, transferring all the fruits of her lifelong devotion to her sister's name, cementing the false charges before casting her into the dragon pit to be devoured by savage beasts.
As her vision faded, she watched her enemies cradle the dragon she'd raised, wearing the crown that rightfully belonged to her while receiving the adoration of the masses. Overwhelmed by searing resentment, she was reborn on the exact day of the Royal Egg Bestowal Ceremony.
This time around, she turns down the auspicious golden egg, locking away the destiny that was fated to be stolen from her. Under cover of night, she sneaks into the royal forbidden vault. Using the tampered bond contract—one whose original bearer's name had long been swapped out for Isolde's—as bait, she offers her own blood to rouse a ferocious black dragon sealed away for three hundred years, a beast that brought ruin to three successive…
