True for Life

— Will you consent, darghana Anna-Liza, to become the wife of the dargh of Feir? At that very moment, the temple shuddered as if something enormous and heavy had fallen onto its roof—a huge bird… or a dragon.

— The ritual continues! — roared Teison, but the doors burst open with a deafening crash. I didn’t even have time to turn around, and I already knew who stood on the threshold.

— There will be no ritual! — a powerful, злой voice spoke: Leonard Belmont.

The dragon stepped into the hall confidently, like an owner. Dozens of dragons with the house of Belmont’s chevrons followed him. They quickly disarmed the guards, twisted their arms, and forced them to kneel.

— The castle is under control, — Belmont reported, not taking his heavy gaze off my fiancé—who, apparently, was already my former fiancé. — This is… unthinkable! — Teison gasped, unable to hide his confusion. — What are you doing, you pup?! Without my consent, Anna won’t become your wife!

— I’m aware, — Leo cut him off. — So from this moment on, you, прекрасная даргана, — he looked at me with tenderness and almost reverence — become my hostage.