Mated to the Fallen Dragon

Sage
My job is help people heal. But somewhere along the way, I forgot to save anything for myself. When a wounded dragon shifter crashes into Cupid's Ridge carrying secrets that could save or doom us all, I'm assigned to evaluate him. Soren is dangerous, haunted, and convinced he deserves exile. My job is to determine if he's telling the truth. My heart has other ideas. He looks at me like I'm the first warmth he's felt in years, and I'm terrified of what happens when I stop being professional and start being his.

Soren
I came here to deliver intelligence and leave, having done one good thing. I've been a weapon my whole life—point me at a target, watch it burn. I don't deserve redemption. I don't deserve her. But Sage sees past the monster to something worth saving, and my dragon has already decided she's ours. When the attack I warned them about finally comes, I'll burn down anyone who threatens her. She's my hearth. My home. The only thing worth fighting for. I just have to survive long enough to claim her.

Will the fire between them forge something new? Or will the coming battle reduce everything they're building to ash?

Join Soren and Sage in this steamy Valentine's short story as they discover that even the darkest flames can become a light worth following—and that some monsters just need someone brave enough to love them!