The Dragon Within

Kaela never believed the stories about fire-born queens until flames erupted from her hands and a stranger of impossible beauty appeared in her bedroom, wings of molten gold unfurling behind him. Aeryn Drakov is the last dragon-shifter king, bound by a brutal curse and a prophecy that forbids him from taking a mate. Cold, feared, impossibly controlled… until Kaela’s awakening power shatters every restraint he’s spent centuries mastering. Every touch between them is dangerous. Every kiss risks unleashing the beast he’s terrified to show her. But Kaela isn’t afraid. If anything, she wants the monster he’s trying to hide. Enemies rise as her magic grows dark mages who want her power, ancient creatures who want her blood, and a fate that demands she either save the world… or burn it. She should run from Aeryn. Instead she finds herself pinned under him, his voice rough at her ear, begging her to choose him even if it damns them both. Now Kaela must decide: Will she claim the dragon king whose desire could ruin kingdoms or break the bond that could destroy him?