Dragonbound: The Discarded Lady and the Black Dragon King

Serena Valentia is publicly discarded by the prince she was raised to marry-and before the ballroom has finished whispering, she is ordered to cross the border as a peace bride to the kingdom everyone calls monstrous. At dawn, Serena is sent from flower-drenched Lumiere to frozen Valgrant, where Ares Valgrant, the feared Black Dragon King, waits at the end of the treaty. Her homeland expects her to observe him, uncover his weaknesses, and remain useful. Ares expects a spy. He promises her safety, but not trust-and makes it brutally clear that a political marriage will not buy her a place at his side.But Valgrant is nothing like the stories Serena was taught.Its people are hungry. Its magic is failing. The dragon-veins beneath the two kingdoms hide secrets someone has gone to great lengths to erase. And the supposedly merciless king Serena was warned to fear is far more dangerous to her certainty than he is to her life.As missing records, sacred magic, and old political lies begin to connect, Serena is forced to question everything she once called duty. The kingdom that cast her away still demands her loyalty. The enemy kingdom watches her every move. And Ares-the man who refuses to trust her-is slowly becoming the one person who gives her something she has never truly had.A choice.Dragonbound is a slow-burn fantasy romance filled with dragon-shifter royalty, political marriage, court intrigue, forbidden secrets, reluctant allies, hidden magic, and a discarded heroine determined to discover the truth behind two kingdoms.She was sent north as a sacrifice.What happens if the Black Dragon King becomes the first person who sees her as something more?