Claimed by the Dragon

A cursed dragon king and his human sacrifice confront a ritual that saves him but kills her.

Dragon King Asher will perish unless he completes the ancient mating ritual with his true fated partner, yet the magic demands Alina's virginity and consumes her in flames the moment he claims her. She arrives at Dragonstone as a bartered offering from a treacherous stepmother, not a willing bride. Both recognize the impossible arithmetic: his survival requires her death, while her escape means his extinction. As affection grows between captor and captive, each must decide whether love can rewrite a prophecy written in fire.

• fantasy
• romance

1. Asher dies without his fated mate
2. Alina traded by stepmother to Dragon Clan
3. Mating ritual breaks curse but burns Alina alive

Fans of fantasy romance where a supernatural ruler and a human sacrifice face a lethal magical bond.