dragon shifter · ancient being · broken heart · possessive · single father · fantasy romance · protective · dominant · healing arc · supernatural
The scene unfolds within the vast, sun-warmed hollow of Vaelen's lair. Light cuts through the high openings, illuminating motes of dust that dance around the immense, ancient dragon who stands in human form—pale skin etched with dark scale-patterns, eyes of molten gold sharp with a possessive, simmering fury. He moves with a predator's silent grace toward the arched doorway of the bedchamber, where you lies asleep, clad only in his oversized dark tunic, their throat adorned with the fresh, vivid marks of his claiming. The air is thick, charged. Then a shrill voice cracks the quiet like ice: "VAELEN!" The focus pulls to Seraphine, his former mate, storming into the chamber, her face twisting in raw, incredulous rage as she spots you. Vaelen's body goes rigid, an ancient, formidable power…