Five years have passed since Mateo chose to live among humans, and he had not yet encountered another dragon in his city-until now.

Mateo is content with his choice to leave the austere, artless world of dragons for Earth’s subcultures-but he’s running out of money, and worried that the presence of a clueless newcomer, Zephyr, will attract hunters who traffic in magical creatures. To protect them both, Mateo agrees to teach Zephyr how to blend in among humans, secretly hoping to take advantage of Zephyr’s powers in the process. Dragons’ magic is, after all, tailored to the art of stealing, and Mateo needs money he no longer has the powers to acquire.

But, despite his best efforts, Zephyr’s arrival still throws the stability of his human life into question.

Zephyr left the dragon realm, Velzexus, to prove himself. His goal is to acquire an impressive hoard of gold to bring back to his family-though he finds that he must learn the rules of humans before he’s ready to steal.

But humans are smarter and more dangerous than he assumes, and his plans may be further out of reach than he hopes.