Rurik panted against Charlotte's lips, his forehead touching hers. Her heart still pounded from experiencing his memories and the pain and terror of those final horrifying moments when the two dragons had lunged at each other.

"What was that place?" she asked in a shaky whisper.

He brushed his thumbs over her cheeks, and she reached up to stroke his scar.

"That was the Amber Room. It was once considered the eighth wonder of the world. During the Second World War, ...