The tale of a man who brings death and a girl who denies it. ---- On the haunted mountain in the kingdom, they say there lived a witch. She was born a princess. But even before her birth, the priest declared her to be cursed and demanded her death. They poisoned the mother to kill the baby before she gave birth, but the baby was born out of the dead mother—a cursed child. Again and again, they tried to kill the baby but she miraculously survived every single attempt. Giving up, they abandoned her on the haunted mountain to die but she still survived on that barren land— A witch ‘Why won’t she die?’ Years later, the people finally had enough of the witch and decided to burn the mountain. But the Devil arrived to her rescue and took her with him from that burning place, because dying was not her destiny even then. Draven Amaris. The Black Dragon, who ruled over supernatural beings, the Devil who no one wished to cross a path with. He hated humans but this certain human girl would pull him towards her whenever she was in danger. ‘Is she really a human?’ He took the human with him and named this mysteriously tenacious girl “Ember”, a piece of glowing coal in a dying fire. A soul tainted with vengeance and the darkness of hell, would rise from the ashes and fulfil her revenge. ------ This is the second book from the series of The Devils and Witches. 1st book - Witch's daughter and the Devil's son. 3rd book- The Devil's Betrothed. All books are connected to each other but you can read them as stand-alone.
Yula was speechless seeing Ember's child-like eagerness. This human had no idea what she was saying. In fact, Ember looked like a child who was talking about getting swordsmanship training or craftsmanship lessons. How could Yula dispel such an absurd misunderstanding? She worried about how this child would react once she learns the truth.
'It's the matter between mates. I should not meddle. But to think of it, it can be a good start between these two. It can build her trust in His Majesty and can bring them closer before they try to be intimate. She needs to be comfortable with His Majesty first as the bond was not initiated out of love. Talking and interacting can help to develop feelings that will eventually lead to consummation.'
"I am sure His Majesty will welcome you, Miss," Yula assured her. "I shall excuse myself now."