The bark of the closest tree had been abraded by a tough hide. It must’ve lunged out from the trees, because its tracks seemed to come from nowhere. The creature, whatever it was, walked on four feet. These were slender and long, with three toes and an imprint in the dirt that suggested claws. I spotted the extra set of tracks mingled with those of the dragon. My gut twisted as I slowed, panning my gaze over the area. The dappled light highlighted a huge splotch of deep red on the ground.

The effects had worn off, and he was in pain.īut he’d refused my request-my order-for him to rest. Still, it was obvious the elixir I’d given him hadn’t fully restored him. They zigzagged on the trail, bumping into a tree here, stomping through thorn bushes over there.Įverlass made for a potent cure, and I’d learned that the leaves of a crowded plant, which could be lethal if used incorrectly, were capable of reversing the effects of poison. The tracks I was following only proved he needed time to recover, curse the goddess. It didn’t matter that he was our prince, our only hope of escaping the curse. His duty might be to guard the wood, to protect our kingdom’s villages from the creatures the demon king unleashed on us each night, but he was in no shape to play Mr. Granted, he had a substantial head start, since he’d left my family cottage last night after feeding us sleeping herbs to keep me from following, but I couldn’t shake the fear that I’d stumble upon his broken and bloodied form. I’d left home hours ago, in late morning, and there was still no sign of Nyfain.

My animal roiled inside me, stalking him with me. Sasha’s story is one of discovery, awareness, and understanding, and is jam packed with action, humor, sexual tension, and an overwhelming desire for final acceptance.My heart thudded in my chest as I searched the Forbidden Wood for the beast, the same ground-bound dragon I’d once run from in terror. Braving the Elements is the second novella in K.F.Breene’s long awaited Darkness series. And their enemies will stop at nothing to get what they want. Stefan’s clan isn’t the only group that would benefit from an extremely rare type of magic.

Just when one thing clicks into place, another spirals out of control. He realizes he’ll stop at nothing to keep her safe, and more importantly, make her his. But when she is threatened, he can’t keep his distance anymore. Stefan, all but promised to a different woman, has tried to keep his mind on his duties instead of the irresistible and free-spirited human. What she thought would make her belong, sets her apart now more than ever. Unfortunately, her magic doesn’t function like everyone else’s. Sasha has always known she was different, but now she also knows that the shadow men she’s seen all her life, are real. With a life goal of fitting in, Sasha hopes her strange abilities will finally make true friendship a possibility.

A Throne of Ruin by K.F. Breene