Betawf53
When hunter Kael enters the forest in search of prey, he expects only silence, shadows, and the promise of meat for his village. Instead, he finds a wounded dragon-the last creature he should show mercy to in a kingdom where dragon blood is outlawed and the penalty for aiding them is death.
But this dragon is no ordinary beast. Vaelora, dark and majestic, binds herself to Kael with an ancient magic that neither can break. Through a whisper in his mind, Kael learns of a forgotten bond between man and dragon-one powerful enough to topple queens and reshape kingdoms.
Hunted by his own people and haunted by the growing pull of Vaelora's bond, Kael must decide: betray the dragon and save himself, or protect her and defy a crown built on fire and fear.
The fate of both hunter and dragon-and perhaps the realm itself-rests on a single truth:
some bonds are stronger than blood.