Scorched by Fate Drakarn Mates #3

Kate Rudolph — 2025

I am a Drakarn forgemaster, sculptor of steel, master of fire. My world is heat and metal. I control the flame, bend it to my will. But her? She is wildfire. And I am losing control. Selene is flame wrapped in human skin—fierce, unyielding, utterly captivating. She speaks in sharp words and soft touches, a warrior and healer who sets my blood ablaze. Her presence consumes me. Her scent lingers in my lungs, her ferocity fuels my hunger. To the depths of my soul, I know she is my mate. But I cannot claim her. She is off-limits. Untouchable. Yet when a deadly sickness strikes Scalvaris and the only cure lies deep in the treacherous Harrovan Mountains, I am the one who must go with her. The one who must keep her safe. The pull between us is undeniable. Every glance, every breath, a battle I am losing. She is determined to find the cure. I am determined to resist her. But when the mountains test us, when fire and danger close in, I will show her the truth written in my soul… She belongs to me.

Reviews

Nicola Sarah Brooks@nikkisbooknook

Mar 23, 2025

Vyne is happier dealing with his forge and working with the implements he crafts than dealing with people - his own or the intrusive earthlings! But he's pulled towards Selene, a human medic. He quickly realises she is his mate but he doesn't feel worthy of her.

Selene takes her medic duties seriously and when the Healers taking care of them start to drop like flies with a mysterious illness, she takes it very personally. So much so she ensures that she's goes on the mission to find a very rare medicinal botanical which may be the key to their recovery. She just has to get the huge green tinged alien warrior/blacksmith to take her along!

Vyne and Selene are a great couple. They both take their duties seriously, often to the detriment of themselves. Selene feels that tug but she gets all up in her own head and manages to FUBAR everything up between them. Don't get me wrong, Vyne isn't an innocent bystander but when he cracks and gives in to the attraction between them, he goes all in!

There are a few new characters introduced and Kholar seems to have gone into full on protector mode with a new Terran inhabitant who has been through 9 levels of he!!.