Lora rescues a dragon, learns he is King Cael, and is forced into a protective marriage.
Lora tends a wounded beast and discovers it is King Cael in draconic form. To keep his identity from hunters, the court compels her into marriage as a shield. With enemies closing on the realm's sole remaining dragon, she takes up arms beside the monarch to defend the kingdom. Their bond begins as duty, yet both question when strategy might give way to genuine feeling.
Markers
- 1Hidden royal identity
- 2Forced protective marriage
- 3War and dragon hunters
Audience
Readers who like fantasy romance with a duty‑first marriage and looming war will be drawn in.









