Siste%+r Stole M$y *Mate, I Go ]!t the Dragon,` King

At thei]^(r ma)te-selecti=.o,n cere]m$ o#)ny, =-Gran:`]t \rejects Mara in f?ront []of both tribes 
and :=^gives  :her pla]ce to her]# crying younger siste\$r. He swears i:\t is ^_ on/`%/ly temporar)y. @=`He_ has forgotten o^+ne=!
thi:^ng:) Mara turns t-)wenty-two in three da$%/^ys.+ @]Under trib:al law, a=n unmated *.woma;n lo ses her rig ?ht to ch !oos,e, and M:.ara `$has already b@+=e?en ] _a:ssigned^ to the dyi^+/ng Drago]@n -King).. G(( rant expects her fat,her to sto_.p it^%. +Mara accep`]ts+ the decree. T_^\^hree %
days later, as Grant comes $,to bon^$d with Brenna,# one hund`
r ?ed drag.on gua=.rds arrive a-.t the Hale gat%es to esc#ort ]:Mara .away@] a^%s their fut#;.?ure qu[een.