Nightfall: A Fantasy Harem Adventure (Dragon Centurion Book 4) by Sarah Hawke

Author:Sarah Hawke [Hawke, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jade Fantasy
Published: 2026-03-04T00:00:00+00:00

Interlude

Alessara

“How could she be so damn naive!”

Sovereign Alessara’s hand balled into a fist, and she braced herself against the back of the secondary throne inside the palace war room. She hadn’t been able to ignite her dragon blood in nearly twenty years, yet right now it was taking all her self-control not to transform into a blue Wyrmidon and go on a destructive rampage. The stone walls and statues in this room were ancient, but they must have been sturdy enough to endure a few blasts of lightning and swipes from her claws. If not, watching one of the support columns crumble might still make her feel better, at least for a while.

“All this fighting, all this chaos, and yet she’s learned nothing,” Alessara growled.

“I think she’s learned a great deal,” Malion said from behind her, his voice as smooth and cool as the old stone. “If you had asked me how she would handle this crisis a few months ago, I wouldn’t have thought she could manage it. I underestimated her. We all did.”

The Sovereign whirled around to glare at her consort. Despite what he’d been through, he already looked as hearty and hale as before they’d marched to the Crossroads. Natural rest and Vaz Gorati healing magic were a powerful combination, though it undoubtedly helped that he’d worked to maintain his warrior’s physique despite decades of peace.

“How can you possibly say that now, after what’s happened?” Alessara asked. “The last time Kyriel snuck off you wanted to deploy the entire Skywatch to get her back.”

“The last time she didn’t know what she was getting herself into. This time she does.” Malion took a step closer to her and shrugged, the movement briefly ruffling his long white hair. “She’s not alone, either. Lord Farric will protect her. It’s what a good consort does.”

Alessara stared back at him, unsure if she should be furious or merely confused. She’d had this same feeling more than once since she had regained consciousness. Before Kyriel had been kidnapped by Rilas Bastrel, Alessara had been so disgusted with her consort that she’d barely been able to tolerate being in the same room with him. But as they had rallied to rescue their daughter, she had seen glimmers of the man she remembered. Not solely the legendary Starmantle warrior, but the fair and honorable protector she had chosen for her First Mating.

Then, as the enemy had closed ranks around them, Malion had thrown himself at the Tirzak swarm in the hopes of giving her time to escape. He had been willing to die for his Dragon Sovereign, the woman who hadn’t invited him into her bed in so long that she barely remembered what it had been like to share it with him.

In private, during the quiet hours of the last few nights, Alessara had mourned her consort’s death. Or rather, she had mourned the loss of the man he used to be. But now the father of her only child was here again, standing at her side, and she was no longer sure which version of him had survived.

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