Firebird (Fire that Binds #2) by Juliette Cross

Description

A conqueror captivated. A witch prophesied to save them all. An unforgiving world where dragons rule Rome.

Julian Dakkia has played his role as Roman general and imperial nephew well — until the moment he sees her. Years ago, he gave a secret talisman to a Dacian dancer and walked away. Now Malina stands before him on a scarred battlefield, a captive, her life forfeit. Without thinking, he shifts into his dragon form to save her — an act that could mean his head on the imperial gate.

The law is simple: he is the conqueror. She is the conquered. But Julian and his dragon know one truth that no empire can legislate — she belongs to them. And they belong to her.

Malina has survived the loss of everything. Fierce, powerful, and unwilling to kneel, she can’t reconcile the brutal Roman general before her with the soldier who once showed her quiet mercy. Yet her soul has always known his. As she uncovers the mad emperor’s designs and helps Julian plot the empire’s downfall, the line between enemy and beloved dissolves.

In a world of flying deathriders and ancient fire, their love will ignite something neither conquest nor prophecy can contain — and it will end in heartbreak, death, or both.

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️