Chapter 9
On our hatchlings‘ first birthday, a scandal broke out in the lion clan that sent shockwaves through the beastfolk.
Driven mad after being tormented by Kael, Arya finally snapped and stabbed him. And Kael, who was already infertile, was now left impotent as well.
Blinded by hatred, he swore to hunt Arya down and make her pay. But she took her own child hostage and set fire to the nursery.
That move enraged the lions, who launched a full–scale manhunt and chased her all the way to the riverbank.
She threw her half–dying son on the ground and screamed like a lunatic, “I’ll do it all over again! This time, I’ll make sure I win over Draken!”
With that, she jumped straight into the raging waters.
When the news reached the dragon clan, I froze, and it took me a long time to snap out of it. And even then, all I could feel was a deep, unspeakable mix of emotions.
Draken looked downright horrified. “Wing
me over? What kind of cursed fate is this to be stalked by a lunatic woman?”
Miserable and clinging, he wrapped his arms around my
“Trust
me, Litha. You’re the only woman I’ll ever let close.”
