Love Bites Extra Hard

<p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I gave myself to the dragon king prepared to become his mate to protect my sisters.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But that's not why he wanted me.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>He just needs my help breaking a prisoner in his cell to keep his people safe. And he doesn't want me to risk my life to do it.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>When it becomes clear that's the only way?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I take it upon myself to make it happen and almost get myself killed.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>That's when the truth comes out:</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>I'm his fated mate.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>But I won't seal the bond with him. I can't. No matter how I feel about him.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Because mate bonds?</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>They </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>bite</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> even harder than love.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>*This is a spicy enemies-to-lovers romance with a happily ever after</em></strong></p>