The Dragon's Call

Anne T. Thyssen Fantasy

He was tall—at least a head taller than me—and wore golden armor adorned with a dragon emblem on his chest. A sword hung at his side, his hand resting lightly on its hilt. Was he the one who intended to kill me?
“Who are you?” I inquired, my voice firm.
“My apologies, Princess, for interrupting your wedding night.”
The people around him, who were casually rummaging through my father’s belongings, chuckled at his so-called apology.
“Your husband is…” He glanced at the man beside me.
“Dead.”
“Oh, so perhaps I should offer my condolences instead of congratulations,” he mocked.
“As if you didn’t know he was dead. You probably ordered it!” I sneered.
The man looked taken aback, as if he hadn’t expected me to respond so defiantly.
“Who are you?” I demanded again as he took a step closer.
“I’m Ashes, son of Acheron, King of The Dragons.”
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Laelia, princess of the North and heir to the human kingdom, finds her fate sealed by her father’s desperate plan. To protect their people from an impending dragon attack, he arranges her marriage to the arrogant Lord Keplin—a man who sees her only as a stepping stone to power. Determined not to be sold off like a pawn, Laelia refuses to submit. But with nowhere to run and her father’s will unshakable, everything is hopeless.
Meanwhile, Ashes, the third son of the dragon king, is tasked with a deadly mission: travel to the North with his brothers and kill King James, ending human rule over the North and ensuring the dragons’ safety. What Ashes didn’t anticipate was Laelia—a fiery, defiant princess who refuses to bow, even to him.
Can these sworn enemies find common ground, or will their mutual hatred destroy everything?
*Book One*

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