The Goldsmith
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MatureOngoing2h 59m
Last published Sun, Jul 27, 2025
A weapon lost to time. A war on the horizon. A princess unraveling.
As a forgotten enemy rises from across the sea, Crown Princess Arinya must find an ancient artifact of immense power to save her fractured continent. But her grip on magic-and reality-is slipping. Haunted by visions and drawn to a mysterious woman who speaks in riddles, Arinya faces a destiny that could remake the world... or destroy it.
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WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Island princess Yenni is searching for a way to save her father's life, but a handsome yet infuriating shapeshifting dragon becomes an unexpected distraction. ***** As a princess of the Moonrise Isles, Yenni is all-but-engaged to the prince of a neighbouring tribe. She knows it's her duty to ensure peace for her people, but as her father's illness steadily worsens, she sets out on a sacred journey to the empire of Cresh, determined to find a way to save him at any cost, even though failure could mean the wrath of her gods and ruin for her people. One further complication? On the day she arrives at the Prevan Academy for Battle and Magical Arts, she meets an arrogant dragon shifter who claims she's his "Given", or destined mate. Muscular, beautiful (and completely infuriating), he's exactly the kind of distraction Yenni can't afford while her father's life hangs in the balance. But by rejecting him, is she fighting her feelings -- or her fate?
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