The Dragon's Curse

The moment you see a dragon is usually your last.Since the dragons rose, along with the blight that scoured our lands and our people, there's only one human city left standing: Vinguard. But the hellfire from above is nothing compared to the threat from within. For there's no worse fate than to carry the dragon's curse. Slowly and painfully, you will transform into a mindless beast that destroys everything—and everyone—it loves.Any one of us could be tainted. Any one of us could be lying. Any one of us could be caught and executed by the authorities.And I'm terrified I might be next.There's only one other person who might suspect my secret. He's like my shadow, following me everywhere. Part protector and part tormentor, but wholly irritating. Sometimes I think I'm just one of the millions of indecipherable secrets he keeps locked away.Because Lucan knows something for certain.And, if I have the dragon's curse, then death may be the only mercy I receive.