Crown and Ice

Tyr Noren is a god-forged error. After three centuries of evading the divine executioner, the dragon has finally been cornered—not by ice, but by a woman he cannot let go. Tyr was built for violence and seasoned by solitude, but the silent market squares of a frozen world have unraveled his control. He doesn’t just want to survive the Arbiter; he wants to cage the witch who sees the monster beneath his skin. He is the flaw in the system, and for her, he will tear out the heart of a god.
Zephyra Wren is a truth-seer in a realm of divine lies. An Auric Veil witch who reads magic, she knows every use of her power burns away the years she has left. She has spent a lifetime navigating a post-apocalyptic wasteland, but no trap is as inescapable as the predator now tracking her every move. Zephyra is no one’s subject, but as a divine blade collapses her future, she discovers that Tyr’s obsession is the only anchor she has left.
The Arbiter is coming, and it doesn’t take prisoners. To survive the slaughter at the Divine Gate, Tyr must do the one thing he has feared for ages: claim a mate. As his restraint shatters into a savage need to bind Zephyra’s life to his, they must decide if their union is salvation or a permanent cage. The gods forged the ice to punish the world, but they are about to learn that a dragon who has found something to own is the most dangerous thing in existence.