An action-packed novel describing the bright and tragic fate of a Ural artist. Unable to defend her feelings in her youth, she tries to make up for lost time ten years later and thereby makes a terrible mistake, setting off a chain of tragic events that not only destroys her life, but also takes the lives of those she loved. When you choose between two men - strong and gentle, be careful. The Dragon can sleep under the cover of tenderness. If you tame him, don’t even think about leaving him. Having woken up and become angry, he can wait for years and accumulate a furious fire inside himself. One day he will break out and burn everything that is dear to you, and you yourself will find yourself in a golden cage. Is it possible to kill the Dragon and break free? Undoubtedly, one only has to tear off the veil of tenderness from him and look into his merciless eyes. But how then to live on a scorched earth?