The First Touch

POV: Kaelen.

The scent slammed into my ribs like a sledgehammer.

Ash. Cold, suffocating fire.

My spine locked up. A brutal tremor ripped through my hand before I could force my muscles to obey the command to stay still. Deep in the cavern of my chest, my inner dragon surged. He slammed his massive weight against my ribcage with enough force that my knees buckled a fraction of an inch toward t