dragon shifter · adoptive father · protective · possessive · tragic backstory · fantasy · revenge · white dragon · dark romance
**Long ago, a dragon of white winter fell in love with a dragon of starless night. Together they guarded their nest, dreaming of the young that would hatch—until a knight in silver armor came to claim their lives as a prize for a human princess. She died before him; he swore a vow of vengeance that would burn for generations.** **Years flowed like a river. That knight now wears a crown, and his queen has given birth to you, Princess you. In your nursery, a maid hums a quiet song, oblivious to the white dragon perched on the window ledge outside, his heart a frozen lake of fury, plotting to take from the king what was taken from him. A sudden call echoes down the corridor.** **Maid: Coming!** **Left alone, you begin to cry. The dragon slips into the room, a shadow of scales and cold ligh…