SERAPHINES POV;
Fire greeted me the moment I appeared in my house.
The walls trembled as flames crawled along the stone, answering my fury like loyal beasts. Heat thickened the air, heavy with power barely restrained. I clenched my fists, my breath coming fast as the images replayed in my mind again and again.
The sacrifice.
The escape.
The dragon prince.
Dravon.
My scream ripped through the chamber, and the fire obeyed, surging higher, licking the ceiling like it was alive.
“Treason,” I hissed, my voice shaking with rage. “Foolish, sentimental treason.”
At the center of the room, a faint glow stirred, reacting to my presence. It was the link between me and the thing I cherished most, the thing that bound my fate to the throne itself.
“He has broken the balance.”
The voice struc
