Crown of Frost and Gold
Lynne SingletonGolden Boysold to the cold lycan kingfangs
Lydia replied gently, rising slightly on her toes to press her lips against his in a slow, sweet kiss that tasted of sweet wine, mountain pine, and an eternity of shared devotion.
Around them, the northern wind swept up from the valley, carrying the united howls of a thriving, invincible pack into the golden sky. The empire was gone, the shadows were dead, and high above the clouds, the legacy of the Frostwell sovereigns stood unbroken—a crown forged in fire, bound by frost, and gleaming forever in gold.