Fate brought them together, will destiny tear them apart?

Lord Sylvin of the Silver Dragon has two missions in life, to keep and protect the Lady Yelena of Elliard, and to fill the gaps of his past. To do the first, he trains as a knight with the Fae Kings army, and in their war against the humans, wins honours, titles, and land – but the years apart from Yelena do not come without a cost, and when he returns, it is with a mistake that both holds promise for their future together, and threatens to destroy it.

Mated to The Dragon Lord

　　Her father’s room had been visited by Arithen. The shutters stood open spilling daylight across the floorboards and catching the minerals in the dust, setting them to sparkling. Her father had been fed, his hair brushed, and his shirt changed for clean, and he sat propped against the pillows of his bed.


　　His cheeks were sunken, his skin grey, and his eyes shadowed. Although he smiled, there was a heavy weariness to the expression, as if it were almost too much effort to do.


　　“The chamomile did not help,” she said, her voice tight with her worry.


　　“That is something at least.” She added the silver ash to water and stirred until it dissolved. “This will not taste as nice as the chamomile,” she cautioned him as she brought it to him. “It is a spell from mama’s book.”


　　“You must be careful in using your magic, Yelena,” he was alarmed. “With so many strange Fae in the household… Mages amongst them. If they discover you…”


Chapter 18