Blake POV
I had known it the moment my teeth broke her skin.
The moment her magic surged up to meet mine.
The moment the dragon tattoo unfurled across her body, shimmering like living gold.
Marking Elle would make everything harder.
And yet…I would do it again. A thousand times over.
Because the second the bond locked into place, the second her soul brushed mine, something inside me that had been empty for centuries finally stopped aching.
But now—
Now the real danger began.
Not just Kaelis circling like a viper.
Not just the spies that slipped through shadows to report on every breath I took.
No.
My brother.
Zephyr.
A monster born of privilege and hunger—beautiful, charming, and venomous at the core. He wanted the throne. He wanted dominion. He wanted everything I possessed
