Wings of Forbidden Desire

The cool air rushed between us, making me shiver. "I've felt it since I first saw you in the mountains." "Then why are you fighting it?" I pushed, getting bolder. "Why pretend it was a mistake?" My name is Lyra, Princess of the Starscale Realm, bearer of the Star Goddess's purification gift. I thought I'd found my destined soulmate—until I met Kael. From the moment I saw him, something felt different. Wrong. Right. I couldn't tell which. All I knew was that I was drawn to him like water to the moon, desperate to get closer, to understand the storm raging behind his eyes. But Kael pushed me away as often as he pulled me close, leaving me confused and aching. Then I discovered why: my family supposedly slaughtered his entire Storm Dragon clan in a brutal massacre. I don't believe my father capable of such horror. I can't. So I made Kael a promise—I would uncover the truth and clear his family's name, no matter the cost. But everything changed when my "destined" soulmate betrayed me, shattering the bond I thought was unbreakable. In the aftermath of that devastation, my longing for Kael intensified until I could no longer deny it. Kael is my true fated mate. He has to be. But after one soulbond failed me so catastrophically, how can I trust another? How can I believe in destiny when it's already led me astray once? Then we discovered something that changes everything: Kael and I aren't just drawn together by fate—we're the only ones who can stand against the Void. Only our combined power can seal away the darkness threatening to consume our world. And as we dig deeper into the massacre, the real truth finally emerges: the killer was never my father at all. Someone else orchestrated the slaughter, someone who's been manipulating us both from the shadows... Now, caught between love and hatred, trust and betrayal, destiny and choice—can we find our way forward together?