“This is absolutely ridiculous! I think you have heard wrong, Patsy!” Meryl said a bit loudly. “I will never accept to become Lord Alex’s wife.” Her stomach dropped. What about Brishor and Chezzal? She couldn’t betray them. But what was she even thinking? She had run away from Galdere, from the two dragons only for her people. And now that she had a chance to salvage their situation, she was balking? “No!”  Patsy stared at Meryl with eyes full of gloom and dashed hopes. “M’lady, I don’t know about your mother, but no one is going to force you into marrying Lord Alex. However, this is the only way you can save us and you know it. People in Windley would not see how much you will benefit; they will only see their benefit. If you won't accept Lord Alex’s proposal, you will deprive us of the only chance we have ever had in so many years.” Patsy was kneeling in front of her. She held Meryl’s hands and her

The midnight hour chimed through the castle, the ringing echoing through the dark and silent halls of the castle. Marriage with Lord Alex? The thought unsettled her so much that she needed something to do. Something to take her mind off the deal her mother had brokered with Lord Alex. Meryl found herself in the center of a storm that seemed to be sucking her at a rapid rate. Not able to sleep, she swept her feet off to the ground, tossing the blankets away. Grabbing a shawl from the foot of the bed, she wrapped it tightly around her. She walked to the window and glared at the gusty cold winds that whipped more rain outside. She missed the presence of two muscular bodies around her and her toasty bed. Her gaze went to the hearth that was burning, giving the room a soft glow, but even all that fire couldn’t make her feel good and warm. It had been two days and she missed the way she hugged Chezza

Along with Chezzal, Brishor went to the deep woods where the soldier had pointed out. There was nothing out there except the same snow over the pines and firs. However, what intrigued him was a thicket of naked pines. The two dragons walked inside the thicket. Shock flickered through them when they saw that some of the branches had snapped. They looked like that had been broken recently. Fresh snow had accumulated over them. Many beasts roamed around freely in the forest, but he had never seen branches felled like this. They were felled and broken in a circle as if to give space to a ritual that was performed in the middle of the thicket. With a dangerous growl rumbling in his chest, Brishor walked closer and his gaze went to the ground in the center. And right over there he found traces of ash. He knelt down over it and picked up the damp ash. He r

Judith gulped. She rubbed her neck as goosebumps lined her skin. She needed Nimbh like right now and instead, Valerie was talking about Meryl and her estate. “Look Valerie,” Judith said, ignoring how indecently Lord Alburn had cupped her breasts and fondled them. “It is not my fault that Lord Alburn couldn’t keep Meryl in his house. As for the Windley estate, I am getting a better deal from Lord Alex. He is paying me a higher amount and his only condition is that he marries Meryl. I think it will benefit us all in the long run.” Judith was not a fool to let this deal go. When Lord Alex had announced his plans to marry Meryl, Judith was shocked. She had made full plans on extracting Meryl out of Lord Alburn’s house. However, when her people reached his mansion, they came to know that Meryl was missing from there. Fear cruised through Judith as to whether Alburn had

Stunned, she whipped her head and her eyes locked up with those of Brishor. His pine green eyes stared at her intensely as his frame covered the door of the main hall intimidatingly. Fury settled in his features in his sharp cheekbone and tightly clenched jawline. His hair looked ruffled as if he had stepped out of a storm. He looked… beautiful. Shock blasted through her and it overwhelmed her senses. Meryl drew in a sharp breath. The way Brishor stared at her, it was as if he was stalking a prey. He looked menacing as hell. How did he find her? Everyone in the hall was looking in his direction. She flushed heavily, not expecting the male like him to ever find her. As if this wasn’t enough, she saw Chezzal walking and standing right behind him. He too was staring at her. The two seethed with power. She could feel the magic swirling around them. She could sense it, could see the magic tangling around her,