Prologue
On a sunny day at dragon shores, a beautiful, golden dragon slept in the shade of a palm tree, her multicoloured wings down either side of her. She opened her green eyes to stare at her four dragon friends, one red, one grey, one pink and the last, purple. She then stared down at her engagement ring, which she only wore occasionally and remembered the day she and Smoke got engaged. It could have been Burn. Her stomach jolted.
"Oh Burn, I'm so sorry," Ember 2 whispered.
"Hi Ember," said Flame, coming over to sit beside her.
"Hi," said Ember 2 blandly. She looked at Flame a sad expression on her face.
"You look somewhat like Burn."
"Family resemblance," said Flame, smiling.
"I can remember once Burn said to me, "I wish when we are older you could be my mate". Oh Flame, I don't know whether I made the right decision about getting engaged to Smoke!" she said through sobs.
"I don't think you made the right decision either."
There was a moment of surprised silence.
"Ember, I like you. I mean really, really like you. I desperately want to be your boyfriend…but…your heart is already torn between the memory of Burn and Smoke. I don't want to tear it anymore."
Flame leaned towards Ember 2, but she got up and said, "I like you as a friend, Flame not as a boyfriend. I don't mean to hurt your feelings, I just need time to get over Burn and think about how this is going to work out with Smoke. You may still have a chance, but I'm making no promises. Now I need some time to be alone, I appreciate your concern."
Later, Ember 2 was walking about a small town near dragon shores. She was suddenly pushed aside by another dragon. She turned to see a burning building. Her shocked expression quickly changed to one of horror. On the building, written in fiery capital letters where the words:
BURN IS AFTER YOU!