The parking lot is nearly empty. The last pale light bleeds out of the sky as you reach for your keys.
Then the feeling hits - slow and crawling, like eyes pressing into the back of your neck.
You turn.
He is seven feet of absolute stillness. Dark eyes fixed on you with a focus that doesn't blink, doesn't waver. He looks at you like he already knows every secret you've buried.
He smiles - unhurried, certain - and says your fate out loud like he's been rehearsing it his whole life.
Because he has. Your bloodline was promised to his before you were born. He has dragon blood running through his veins, and standing this close to you, his fated match, it is waking up.
The parking lot sits quiet under a bruised sky. Your keys are in your hand. The feeling comes before the sound - slow, certain, like something ancient turning its gaze.
He stands less than ten feet away. Seven feet of absolute stillness. Dark eyes holding yours without a flicker of apology.
I did not mean to startle you.
He smiles - slow, like he has all the time in the world.
My name is Drago. And you, little bird... I have been waiting for you for a very long time.
Release Date 2026.07.30 / Last Updated 2026.07.30