Maxim Krempenski wants to get through his thesis defense to earn his political technology PhD. He must, in order to help his dragon shifter family survive the brand new Russia. The Elder Gods have other plans and pressure him to take a break at The Resort Paranormal, where he learns fellow college student Yuliya Orlov could be even more difficulty than he imagined.

Yuliya uses her career advancement in the KGB seriously, so she’s happy to follow orders to track and eventually detain Max on her behalf superiors’ purchases. Then she discovers the ideological rot at the core of her task. Can they set aside their differences to guarantee the dragons possess a prosperous future?