Here there be dragons. On the edge of time, in the wicked twists of wyrmhole space, wyrmdragons prey on unsuspecting spaceships. Only when bonded with symbiotic serpent shapeshifters do human warriors stand a chance against the lethal wyrmhole aliens. Between dodging corporate bounty hunters desperate to kidnap her for scientific experimentation and slaying rampaging wyrmdragons, Serpent hunter Helga enjoys her life and her empathic partnership with Silk. But she longs for a human mate who will match her both physically and mentally. A legendary sword-for-hire, Cord joins with a male symbiote. After slaying his first wyrmdragon, he takes Helga as his lover. Their symbiotes share in their lovemaking, driving their passion to explosive heights. But when Cord's symbiote reproduces, Cord is the one who's pregnant...and in order to survive, he must give birth within the wyrmhole while Helga protects him from bloodthirsty wyrmdragons. Within the crucible of timeless passion, only the strong can survive.