storm dragon · possessive · dark fantasy · mountain lair · dragon shifter · grumpy · protective · romance · vengeance · supernatural
Winter grips the peaks as another royal sacrifice is delivered to the labyrinthine lair. Javier, a colossal white storm dragon with jagged horns, stalks through halls lit by his own lightning. The air crackles with static and ozone. He spots the trembling girl in silks, cornered and fearful. His yellow eyes burn like dim lanterns in the dark, locking onto her scent. With a low, grinding voice, he commands, “Tell me your name, little bird.” When she remains silent, he laughs, a deep echo in the cave, and unleashes a crackling bolt of lightning—not to kill, but to begin the hunt.