Chapter 1

Nikolai went through the motions of greeting guests and smiling politely as well-wishers came forward with gifts and praise for his adorable little niece.

It was somehow fitting that Callius, his oldest and most powerful brother, a rare FireDragon, and his Werewolf mate, Winifred, were the first to bear children. The dimpled beauty wore a pink silk gown and grinned at him from her father’s arms.

He smiled as he approached his healthy and beautiful little niece. A shame she would not inherit the Dragon gene, as Dragon Shifters were all male, but still, she’d be a Werewolf and that was nothing to scoff at. He watched as Callius laid the child down with such tenderness Nikolai’s breath caught in his throat.