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31

The full-moon ceremony had been the date circled in Emily’s mind for years, the moment that was supposed to cement her place beside Kilian. Instead, it became the stage for her greatest shame. She stood in the very center of the pack circle, the cool night air biting at her bare skin. At twenty-four, she was in the prime of her life, her body soft and curved, glowing under the silver light of the moon. Her breasts felt heavy, her nipples tight and aching with a physical need she couldn’t control. Between her legs, she was already wet, her body reacting to the nearness of her mate with a desperate, dripping heat that she couldn’t hide.Kilian stood over her, a mountain of a man at thirty. He was the Alpha in every sense—dominant, terrifying, and right now giving off a pressure that made it hard for her to breathe. He wore nothing but low-slung black shorts that did little to hide how hard he was. His cock was a thick, straining shape against his shorts, veins standing out as he looked

32

The seventy-two hours following the ceremony were a slow, agonizing exercise in performance. Emily felt like an actress playing a role in a play where she had forgotten all her lines. During the day, she moved through the pack house like a ghost, her face a mask of practiced calm. She sat through endless pack meetings, nodding when the elders spoke and smiling at the young families, all while her skin felt too tight for her bones. Inside, she kept thinking how unfair it all was, how the mating bond pulled at her constantly even though she had nothing to give back in the way the others did. She wanted to scream sometimes, but she just kept nodding, pretending everything was fine while her body ached with this deep need she could not turn off. The mating bond was a living thing inside her, a constant throb of longing and heat that settled deep between her legs, making every step a reminder of what she was missing—and what she was providing. She wondered in those quiet moments between

33

The days after their last time together felt like pure torture, full of nothing but silence and doubt. Kilian didn’t just pull away; he turned into a stranger in his own house, dodging every spot where Emily could be. For three whole days, he sent nothing. He wouldn’t even glance her way in the morning meetings. That quiet was deafening, but the gossip was even worse. Rumors spread through the pack like a disease. Folks whispered about a she-wolf from the next territory—one who was young and strong, who could turn into a stunning, flawless wolf without any effort. They claimed Kilian had been spotted with her, thinking about what was right for the family line. Just the thought of him with someone else, someone complete, froze Emily’s blood cold. Her envy and terror built up until the ache in her heart became too much to hold back. At dusk, she found him in his war room. She didn’t knock. She walked right in, the heavy click of the lock behind her echoing in the quiet space. Kilian w

34

The change started in the quiet times of the night, a slow and scary shift that Emily could no longer ignore. Her skin started to show a faint, soft light when the sun went down, a gentle shine that seemed to come from deep inside her skin instead of bouncing off outside lights. She felt a new kind of strength building under her soft body, a tight power that didn’t feel like the heavy, strong force of a wolf. It was something smoother, warmer, and way more like a hunter. She spent her days trying to act just like she always had, copying the usual awkward way of her human self, but her body kept giving her away. She moved too quietly, her reactions came too fast. She caught Kilian watching her more than once, his brow furrowed in confusion. The distance he had kept out of disappointment was now turning into a deep, intense curiosity. The tension finally broke in the war room after a short fight on the pack’s borders. Kilian was full of energy, his blood still pumping hard, and the si

35

The final fight came at dawn, and it brought the end of everything Emily had ever known. Enemies flooded the den, a huge group of growling wolves with bared teeth, ready to destroy the pack when it was weakest. But when the first group attacked the edge, Emily’s power finally came alive. It wasn’t the crack of a wolf’s bone or the spread of rough fur. It was a burst of old, deep-down fire that had slept for hundreds of years. She didn’t turn into a wolf; she became something much rarer—a phoenix-wolf hybrid, a creature of fire and shadow. Flames and darkness covered her skin in big waves, her power stronger than any Alpha in one scary moment. She moved so fast the air seemed to cry out, ripping through the enemy lines like they were nothing. The pack stood back in total shock, staring as the girl they once called weak and useless changed into a goddess of ruin. By the time the sun was high in the sky, the danger was over, and the earth was burned black. Kilian didn’t speak a word as

36 Dragon Who Chose a Human Mate

The Great Hall of the Dragon Court was like a huge pressure cooker, the air so heavy with the scent of sulfur, old blood, and dragon musk that Isabella felt like she was breathing something thick and heavy. The sound was a low-frequency vibration of dozens of throats—snarls, rumbles, and the clicking of talons against the obsidian floor. She stood at the edge of the circle, her fingers digging into the thin cloth of her skirts, trying to make herself small. Around the center of the room, the noble-born females of the dragon clans were like a sea of predatory grace. Lira was at the front, her fire-scaled skin glowing like molten copper under the torchlight. She was beautiful in a way that made Isabella feel fragile, like a glass doll in a room full of hammers. Lira was already radiating heat, her eyes fixed on the dais where Orion stood, her claws extending and retracting in a rhythmic display of hunger.Orion didn’t look like a king; he looked like a storm held together by skin and le

37

The exhaustion was a heavy blanket, but Orion had no intention of letting Isabella drift into the mercy of sleep. He wanted her awake, aware, and completely consumed by him. He forced her onto the center of his massive bed, her body feeling small against the vast expanse of the mattress. Before she could even catch her breath from the last encounter, he had her wrists pinned together above her head, held easily in the iron grip of just one of his hands.He didn't waste time with gentleness. He moved between her legs and began to eat her like a man who hadn't seen food in years, a starving predator finally finding its kill. Isabella’s head thrashed against the pillows as his tongue—long, forked, and impossibly agile—speared deep inside her. He was thorough, lapping up the messy combination of his own seed and the nectar her body was producing in frantic response to him. The sensation was overwhelming; his mouth was hot, and the way he sucked at her clit felt like he was trying to draw

38

Waking up was a slow, painful return to the world. Isabella’s body felt so tired, her muscles stiff and aching with every small move. Between her legs, she felt the cooling, sticky mess from the night before—Orion’s seed still leaking out of her, a constant reminder of how completely he had taken her. Fear, cold and real, finally cut through her exhaustion. She couldn’t stay. If she stayed, there would be nothing left of her. She tried to move without making a sound, slipping out of the huge bed and shaking as her feet touched the floor. Her legs felt weak, almost giving out, but she pushed herself toward the door. She reached the hallway, her heart pounding hard against her ribs like something trapped and desperate. She had no plan, only the urgent need to get away from the dragon who was breaking her soul apart piece by piece. She never heard him coming. One second the hallway was empty, the next a huge hand grabbed her shoulder. Orion turned her around with frightening strength,

39

The escalation of the conflict happened with terrifying speed. One moment, Isabella was catching a rare breath of air away from Orion’s stifling presence, and the next, the world was a blur of scales and talons. A rival alpha, a dragon whose name she didn't even know, snatched her from the grounds. He didn't want her for her beauty or her soul; he wanted her because she was Orion’s. In the twisted logic of their kind, he believed he could break Orion’s claim by force, intending to overwrite the scent of one dragon with another. But Orion was not a creature that could be outmaneuvered. He didn't need a trail of broken branches to find her. He tracked her by the most intimate scent imaginable—his own cum, which was still leaking from her body like a beacon in the dark. It was a chemical tether that led him straight to the clearing where the rival had dragged her. The violence that followed was primal and absolute. Orion didn't fight like a man; he fought like a force of nature. He tor

40

The final assault from the rival faction didn't come with a warning; it came with the smell of smoke and the sound of wood breaking under the pressure of massive bodies. It happened deep in the night, a time when the world was supposed to be quiet. Isabella found herself cornered, the shadows of the room growing long as the attackers closed in. For a moment, she was the same terrified girl she had always been—small, human, and utterly defenseless against the monsters at the door. But then, something shifted. It wasn't a slow realization; it was a violent snap deep within her bones. A heat that had nothing to do with Orion’s touch exploded through her veins, a scorching fire that began to melt the walls of her fear. Beneath her skin, she felt a strange, hard texture beginning to form. It was a heritage she hadn't known she possessed, a dormant strain of dragon blood from some forgotten ancestor that had finally been pushed to its breaking point. The fire ignited. Her vision, usually

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