The Dragon Lord's Treasure: A Steamy Monster Romance Short Read (The Cursed Marriage Auctions #3)

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I was sold in chains.
He didn’t just win the bid—he claimed me.

They call it a treaty marriage. A pretty lie wrapped in gold and obedience. But when Dragon Lord Zavros arrives at the auction, the arena trembles… and so do I. His eyes burn like molten coin. His voice is a growl that promises I’ll never belong to the crown again.

Because in his volcanic stronghold—where lava runs like rivers and treasure gleams in the dark—I am the prize.

Except I’m no docile bride.

Zavros is cursed. His heart isn’t in his chest… it’s locked inside his hoard, a living ruby that makes him ruthless, possessive, and terrifyingly hungry. The more I resist him, the more he watches me like hunger made flesh—like he’s waiting for the moment I finally break.

But the truth is worse.

Fire won’t burn me.
And his broken heart answers to my blood.

Now enemies are coming for his hoard-heart, for his throne… and for me. And the only way to save him may be to bind myself to the monster who bought me—until the dragon’s curse shatters… and his obsession turns into something far more dangerous.

Devotion.