Zane
Crystal had wanted to go back to the mainland with me, but I had shut that down, quickly. Out of the pair of us, she was the one who needed to be here. She was a real dragon after all, and she deserved to be trained by the best. That could only happen here. She sure as hell didn’t deserve to be sent away in shame and it was shame that I was feeling.
I had almost claimed Amara and her parents were furious. I couldn’t blame them for that. I had taken advantage of their hospitality, not to mention their daughter.
Amara.
I ducked my head, my hood up over my head despite the early morning sun. tears prickled behind my eyes. Amara was my mate and yet she had looked at me like… like I was a freak. Because that’s exactly what I was. A hybrid. The council might not have ever touched me,
