LARA We tore off each other and looked at the gerdian princess who was standing just a few feet away from us with a few leather-bound volumes in her hands. I wanted to take my hands off Demir but he held me in place and his sister sighed looking at us. “I guess no one can change their destiny,” she smiled sadly, “Even the dragon king.” “Lara is the part of my destiny that I am not willing to change,” her brother chuckled, “We love each other, Prim. We are soulmates. She bears my mark and we are engaged.” He lifted our hands to demonstrate our bracelets, making Primrose’s eyebrows shoot up. “You two are sure fast!” she laughed nervously and put the books she was holding to a nearby desk. Then exhaled heavily one last time and smiled at us, “Well, I tried! Welcome to the

