Dragon King: A Dark Shifter Romance by Sara Fields

Author:Sara Fields [Fields, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stormy Night Publications
Published: 2023-02-22T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

Kol

I was in way over my head.

I’d done my duty. I’d taken her just as fate had demanded and now the rift would be closed for a period of time and my people would be safe. Today, I would need to send her back and I didn’t want to. I wanted to keep her here safe in my bed.

Tentatively, I reached for her, wanting to touch her, but I pulled back at the last second. My heart hurt as I gazed at her. This was only supposed to be temporary, and I’d done things with her that I’d never done with anyone else. I’d kissed her. I’d held her and dried her tears. Her happiness had been paramount to me, and it still was.

I feared I’d feel that way forever.

The terrifying moment when the warg gnashed its jaws with full intent to maim her flashed before my eyes. She wouldn’t have stood a chance. That beast would have torn through her fragile human flesh like it was nothing more than a game. I’d moved as fast as I could, knowing every second counted.

I’d seen the fear in her eyes, and I’d lost control, ripping through the pack of wargs with a sense of viciousness that only a monster like me was capable of. I’d done it all to protect her. Then, when I’d brought her back, all I could see was that fear and I’d wanted to do anything to chase it away. I wanted her to feel safe here.

I wanted her to feel safe with me.

I don’t know why that was important to me.

I was a king. I had more important duties to attend to than a frail human female, so why did I keep coming back to her?

Why did I want to keep her as mine?

Centuries ago, an ancient royal seer had uttered a prophecy. She had forecasted the end of the world should the barriers between realms fall. It would be an apocalypse of epic proportions. The magic that had passed through her was so strong that it bled into other worlds, even the human one. Throughout history, several groups had been touched by that fateful foretelling. The Vikings called it Ragnarök. Christians foretold Armageddon and the Greeks told it as Titanomachy. Many cultures had stories of the end of times, but what they didn’t know was that apocalypse was meant for my world, not theirs.

The barriers between realms were not permanent. The magic keeping my realm safe from Helheim or Icegard needed to be reinforced with the magic that was released upon a mating between my kind and a human female touched by realm magic. If I neglected my duty, the barriers would collapse and a war to end all wars would fall upon us. Ancient magic would be released, and terrible beasts would set upon my lands and my people. Once the barriers fell, there would be no going back. My world would come to an end.

It was my duty to prevent that.

Hayleigh’s bloodline contained a latent, magical ability that originated from the beginnings of Blazelheim.

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