Bidding on the dragon

I just wanted to save my family from debt. I never meant to buy a dragon. When a desperate search for a loan leads me through the wrong door, I stumble into a secret auction for the supernaturally wealthy. The item up for bid? A man. Not just any man— Kaelen, a billionaire dragon shifter, chained and furious, with eyes that promise vengeance. On a reckless impulse, I bid my entire future to free him. My plan was simple: let him go, write off the loss, and forget any of this ever happened. But Kaelen has a different plan. He informs me that by the ancient laws of his kind, the one who wins his freedom is his fated mate. Now, the powerful enemies who trapped him are hunting us both. He’s a king without a throne, and I’m a human girl who’s in way over her head. He says his fire can protect me. But the most dangerous flame is the one sparking between us. Can a love bought at an auction ever be real? Or will his past—and my debt—consume us both?