Conceive the dragon king's heir within sixty days to stay alive.
Elowen arrives at the dragon king's castle as the kingdom's decadal tribute, sold by her father and stepmother for the reward. A curse has already stolen her voice. A failed escape attempt drops her into the monarch's bath, revealing the feared beast wears a man's skin. Instead of executing her, he is seized by a hunger no woman has ever stirred. Desperate for an heir to secure his throne, he offers a blood pact: conceive his child within two months or face the consequences.
Why it hooks you
- Silent heroine navigates dangerous royal bargain
- Dragon king's first desire sparks deadly stakes
- Two-month deadline drives tense intimacy
Intensity
The story burns with high-stakes tension and primal desire, balanced by a heroine's quiet fight for agency.
