The beautiful outfit

Nyra

After the King left, I walked up to stand beside Evelora.

"She is the one, isn’t she?" I asked softly. "The one you prayed to the gods day and night to end before she crossed paths with the King."

Evelora sighed. "I did my best, but it seems the heavens want this to happen."

"You should have told him, old one," I said, my expression worried. "You should have told him he was bonded to her dragon, not her wolf. If he finds out on his own, he might do ...