Curse of the Dragons by K.N. Lee

Author:K.N. Lee
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dragon Roots Emporium

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Nearly two weeks passed, and Rickard refused to leave Rowen’s side while she recovered.

He ran his hands through her hair, watching as the dark blonde strands fell perfectly back into place, like a sun-filled meadow.

The color had began to come back to her face and skin, and almost all traces of Priscilla’s dark magic had started to fade. Her wounds would heal, and soon all would be back to the way they should.

“Where is my father?” Rowen asked, as she drank from a cup of hot tea.

Rickard rested his chin in his hand, and sighed. “Inside the palace in a room that is heavily guarded. I want to keep an eye on him while he’s free.”

“I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to trust him,” she said, shaking her head. She looked off toward the balcony and finished her tea. “He’s the most dangerous man I’ve ever known. Even more dangerous than Warwick. You know that wizard hated my father, and that’s why he hated me so much? Elian is responsible for this—for all of it. I have a mind to send him far, far away and never see him again.”

“I know. But, we need him by our side as we find a way to reverse the curse on the Dragons. And, if we’re lucky, maybe he’ll also help us against the Wizard’s of Myrity. If anyone knows their weakness, it would be him. He might as well have organized the bloody lot of them.”

“Ah, but I doubt he’d lift a finger against them. I’d much rather rely on my own wits and powers, and find a cure for the curse myself.”

“Of course, and that’s just one of the reasons I love you so dearly. You have a fire within you that I’ve never seen in anyone else,” he said. “But, you need your rest. Heal, and then we can talk about whatever quests you desire.”

She turned to face him. Straddling his body, her brows furrowed as she took his face into her hands.

“Rickard, I would like nothing more than to never be in bed again, for the rest of my life,” she said. “I swear I’d rather sleep on the floor after what I’ve been through. No. I’ve rested enough. It’s time I start living again.”

She then got up and crossed the room to pull the rope for the servants. She cast open the wardrobe doors and stood before them with her hands on her hips.

Rickard stood and joined her, wrapping his arms around her waist. He then breathed her in and kissed the top of her head. As he felt the small mound growing on her belly, a surge of sorrow washed over him.

A child.

He hadn’t wrapped his mind around the fact that he’d be a father. What kind would he be? He’d only ever seen cruelty from his own. His life was one of constant training, and never measuring up to his father’s standards or expectations.

A tinge of sorrow washed over him as he remembered times

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