A Bitter Claim

The sharp bite of Kaelen’s fangs drove straight through the meat of my shoulder, pinning me down against the stone.

Heat flooded through my veins, thicker and hotter than molten iron. A dragon does not love lightly. My parents taught me that when a dragon yields her chest to someone, the world narrows to that single pulse. We hoard gold, jewels, and ancient relics, but none of those treasures co