AIDEN’S POV
I woke up on my balcony, as usual, but this time I was badly injured.
I struggled to stand, my body screaming in pain as agony rippled through every part of me. They had wounded me with spears and arrows before I even had the chance to burn them. I had no choice but to retaliate. If I had not, they would have killed me. I burned most of their strongest men alive, leaving a few others badly injured and close to death, before fleeing for my life.
I managed to crawl to the door of my chambers. As I pushed it open, a sharp pain tore through my ribs and I groaned, collapsing against the frame. I knew the wounds were already healing, but they would take time. Being injured in my dragon form always took longer to recover from.
Blood spilled from the wound near my heart. The spear
