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“The charmed forest separating the Dragon Realm from the Fae Realm? But no one can really see the forest or find the entrance. It’s hidden by Fae glamour.”
“Not to me. I found it when I was seven, but my guards were always with me, especially Adrian.”
“Who’s Adrian?” he asked, and I detected a hint of jealousy in his casual tone.
Dragons were protective of their females, they were also notoriously possessive. It was beyond a miracle that the three dragon princes had agreed to share me instead of killing each other. I hadn’t wanted to choose of course, and they had their reasons—with me being their sole mate, they’d be united.
“Adrian would have been my general if I’d had the chance to take the crown.”
A dark thought twirled in my mind. Adrian had been my first crush. He might have perished—most likely killed by my grandfather. Otherwise, he’d for sure be in that ship sent by the king, and he would never allow anyone to singe my hair.
I’d always been precious to him.
I’d been his heart. He’d never said it, but I’d seen it in his hazel eyes when he’d thought I wasn’t looking. He had never known, in my Fae form, I had the cunning gift of knowing hearts.
Even after nine centuries, I still missed him.
I half-closed my eyes, my voice softening a notch with grief. “KingDaghda forbade anyone from entering the Forbidden Forest. I wasn’t happy with his many prohibitions for years and decided to defy him one day. I desired to know the other part of my heritage, which was also a taboo in the realm. I’d heard rumors here and there, but I couldn’t catch its true meaning. I knew my mother was Fae, and my dragon father died for her. More than anything, I wanted to see her, even just once. Even just from the distance.
On my fifteenth birthday, I woke up and found that my Fae magic had awoken in me, and it was powerful. So, I guessed that my mother must be one of the high Fae. I tried my glamour spell on my guards and snuck out. Adrian was the first who shook off my spell. When he tracked me down, I already stood in front of the Forbidden Forest.
It was the most beautiful, enchanting forest I’d ever seen. It was exactly like what I had dreamt about. As it called for me, I strode toward it.
‘No, Daisy! Stop!’ Adrian had shouted. ‘Princess DaisyDanaenyth, stop!’
But I couldn’t stop. Its call was in my blood.
‘It’s not dangerous, Adrian,’ I’d said. ‘The forest told me that my father met my mother in it and fell in love. If I walk into it, I’ll meet my mother.’
‘Your mother was dead right after she gave you life!’ Adrian had called and shifted to his black dragon form. ‘Now stop where you are!’
I was shocked at hearing the news of my mother, then rage burst in me.
And I was mad at Adrian for keeping me in the dark. I thought he’d betrayed me. That was how a fifteen-year-old girl would react.
‘She isn’t dead!’ I’d said as I dashed into the forest before Adrian could get me.
And the forest turned into this one—home to the monsters, poison fog, and cannibal plants. The last words I heard was Adrian’s scream, ‘Daisy, they cursed you! You can’t enter—’ There was no way home, and I became the freak creature of nightmares.”
My heart ached at the memories, yet no tears could come to my human eyes etched on the Fury’s face.
Blaze traced his knuckles over my scaled cheeks to comfort me.
“I heard the tale,” he said. “But after centuries, it lost all of the truth. Some said the half-dragon princess was born a monster and was tossed out of the Dragon Realm. As for the Forbidden Forest, no one has ever seen it again.” He studied me. “And here you are.” Slowly, cold rage burned in his fiery ember eyes. “Your enemy robbed you of everything. When I find them, I won’t just tear them apart. I’ll—”
He stiffened and cursed profusely.
At the same time, rampages of images flooded my mind, sent by my alter egos through our linked minds.
The demons’ shipMistressand the hunters’Falling Starboth fired onNew Hopefrom opposite directions.New Hopereturned fire but was at a disadvantage as the enemy ships sandwiched it.
Beams of red, blue, and purple flashed across the sky like a net of lightning, striking ships. All the battleships trembled and some parts of them burst into fire with thick smoke.
Every ship was taking damage, yet the dragons’ ship took the heaviest hits.
“TellNew Hopeto run!” I shouted at Blaze.
“There’s nowhere to run. They’ve locked on my ship,” he said gloomily. “The demons’ ship is better equipped, double-shielded by the warlock’s magic.”
