Claimed by the Dragon

Asher carries a curse that will kill him unless he mates with his true fated partner. Alina is betrayed by her stepmother and the man she trusted, then handed to the Dragon Clan as a sacrifice. She is taken to Dragonstone and forced into a marriage she did not choose.

When Alina first touches Asher, she withstands his heat — something no ordinary human should survive. That tells him she is his fated mate, the only one who can break the curse. But humans were never meant to mate with dragons. If Asher claims her virginity, the curse breaks and Alina burns alive in his arms. He can save himself, but only by destroying her.

Alina does not simply submit. She tries to run. She tells him she would rather die than be claimed by a monster. Yet something keeps pulling her back. When the curse‑fire racks his body, her touch quiets the pain. She begins to see past the scales. Asher, who once focused only on his own survival, starts hesitating. The full moon closes in. The choice narrows to a single point: his own life, or hers. He cannot have both.