Of Ice and Innocence

She fought for her freedom. He's dying without her. Fate doesn't care what either of them wants.

Laya survived four brutal Chases to remain unclaimed - the only free female wolf in a generation. She chose scars over submission and solitude over a mate who would strip away everything she'd bled to protect. The last thing she needs is a diplomatic mission into dragon territory.

Kaeldric, advisor to the Dragon King, has been fading for months - his dragon slowly dying because he refused a mate bond he couldn't accept. When he finally finds her, she's everything he dreamed of and nothing he prepared for: a wolf warrior with claws already extended, who would sooner gut him than acknowledge what they both know.

One crumbling railing. One frozen river. One impossible bond neither can outrun.

Stranded in the wilderness with broken ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and only each other, enemies have no choice but to survive together. But surviving is the easy part. When they return to civilisation, their bond will either become the bridge between two warring peoples - or the spark that ignites the war that destroys them both.

A wolf who refuses to be claimed. A dragon who's running out of time. And a mate bond that will demand the one thing neither of them is willing to give.