The Gate He Closed Became My Crown
Four years ago, Marcus Blackthorn rejected me at our Dragon bond ceremony.
He chose Clara Linwood instead.
Her bloodline carried the purity of an ancient dragon clan, and with her at his side, he could secure his claim as Lord Blackthorn.
He told me to wait one year, promising that once his position was secure, the title of Lady Blackthorn would eventually be mine.
Everyone laughed at me for believing I had ever been anything more than a useful promise.
I refused to give him the satisfaction of seeing me break, and I left without begging for a place in a future he had already denied me.
I left his territory in silence and followed the Dragon Goddess’s sign to my second-chance mate, Cae
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