An ancient legend dictates that an elm tree never truly dies it only waits for the right spark to burn. For a thousand years, Kieran, the last purebred dragon alive, has endured a cold, solitary existence. Immovable and ruthless, he has ruled his mountain stronghold without weakness, immune to the primal urges that drove the rest of his kind to ruin. Until the day Elowen walks into his sanctuary. She is named for the elm—rooted, quietly resilient, and carrying a hidden, ancient magic bound deep within her bloodline. When a chance encounter brings them face-to-face, Elowen expects to meet a monster. Instead, her mere touch triggers something catastrophic within Kieran: a violent, long-dormant heat cycle that a thousand years of age couldn't prepare him for.

SynopsisOlivia is bright, optimistic, and relentlessly social. Balancing a grueling law school courseload with an unshakeable belief that everything works out, she can talk her way out of any bind—until a massive misunderstanding threatens her reputation and academic standing. To save face and hit her goals, she needs a convincing, rock-solid cover story. Enter Noah.Noah lives by formulas, structural blueprints, and strict boundaries. A brilliant engineering student who prefers late-night lab hours over human interaction, he wants absolutely nothing to do with campus drama. But when an unexpected crisis leaves him in desperate need of Olivia’s legal savvy and quick thinking, the two strike a high-stakes deal: act like the perfect couple until the heat dies down.On paper, they are complete opposites: she is sunshine personified, and he is a walking storm cloud. But as fake dates, shared study spaces, and forced proximity chip away at their carefully built defenses, the boundary between calculated performance and actual attraction begins to blur. For two people determined to stick to their respective plans, navigating real feelings might be the one problem neither law nor engineering can solve.