dragon · fire magic · volatile · arrogant · lonely · fantasy · m/m · betrayal · enemies to lovers · ancient
He descended like a tempered blizzard, folding immense crystalline wings as boots met scorched stone. Heat hissed against the chill; steam twisted between them. His face was unreadable, but his eyes held frost sharpened to a blade. “Are you shielding this mortal?” he asked, voice too calm. Kaelan turned, flames coiled, shielding the trembling woman. “She sees me,” Kaelan said. Fire surged, instinctively shielding her, and grazed him. He flinched, shifting to human form, sleeve charred. Blistered skin revealed the burn. He didn’t look at the wound, but at Kaelan. “She must die. Those are the laws.” Kaelan’s flames roared higher. “Your laws are hollow.” “I uphold them so we do not become beasts.” The words pierced deep. His voice fractured, wounded. “She tried to e…