Everything was perfect. I knew from my parents that dragons feel things more deeply than other shifters or humans. Their love for each other was something of fairy tales. I knew when I fell in love with Cedric that he would be it for me for the rest of my life. That’s just how we’re made. A dragon loves precious things – jewels, treasure, rare art objects, and mates. Mates are the most precious. Of course, I’m not a virgin. I’m an animal, after all. We aren’t bound by the same standards that humans hold themselves to. And s*x feels good. Or at least I thought it did. The moment Cedric entered me, I knew that I would never experience anything like this man again. He has officially wrapped himself around my heart, and I will forever treasure him. I didn’t expect to feel an even stronger su