*Cover is a mock-up only. Not intended for commercial distribution.* Magic always has a price. In my case, I was the price owed to Dracul, the dragon, for the safe delivery of my brother. But my father was canny - I would only be a prisoner of the Black Tower until one can win my hand in marriage. The test? A fight to the death with Dracula - the son of the dragon. Viktor 'Dracula' Emeritus is a formidable fighter and is in no danger of losing. Since I can't fight for my own hand - and I'd have no hope of beating Viktor anyway - my only option is to escape. I'm not the kind of princess to wait around for a prince to rescue me from the fearsome dragon. I rescue myself.