Synopsis

Elara is an ordinary girl of the Tide-Spine tribe. Three days before her wedding, her fiancé Darian gives their marriage-dragon to her foster sister Seraphine. He thinks brewing her a pot of milk wine will fix things—just like always. But this time, Elara doesn't yield. She walks barefoot across burning Sea-Flame stones to break the engagement, then accepts the proposal of Kael—the Northwind Crag chieftain's son, who has loved her in silence for years. She marries the man who truly cherishes her