Belle stared up at the figure in horror, falling back over a broken marble bench. She'd meant to be brave. She'd meant to not cry. Yet tears streamed down her cheeks and tremors took her body. She'd done this for her father. The minute he crawled in through the front door coughing and retching with fear, she knew she'd be giving something up.

Marked at the age of fourteen. The prospect for young Sable is frightening, but he has no other choice. A Marking ensures a successful future, something that Sable desperately needs. But still, for the candidate for his Marking to be a dragon...the idea is intimidating, but Sable soon discovers that the one night with the man his parents paid for will drastically change his life.