Born to a race of creatures that strictly polices its presence among humans, Kris possesses a gift only one dragon in each generation may possess-that of a human form that requires no magic to maintain. Only to Kris, his form is a curse because it means he has spent his life without the touch of another since he left his mother's breast.Graced by his mother with the mark of his race and raised by a reclusive sect of monks, Kris learns his destiny, and the means to shed his affliction, lies within the slumbering depths of a long forgotten temple in the Sumatran jungle. To fulfill his destiny, he must lead a group of archaeologists there to awaken his brethren.Kris has been a patient observer during the ritual, watching while the dragons of the temple's court gather sexual energy from the humans. But finally his part of the ritual is at hand. His task is to receive that gathered power through the same means it was taken, and serve as the conduit through which that energy will awaken their Queen. But one rogue lavender dragon has distracted him. He might have been prepared for carnal pleasure during his crucial part in the ritual, even looking forward to his first experience of a truly intimate touch. What he wasn't prepared for was falling in love.