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The Dragon's Tear
Paperback
Publisher: Christina Murphy
Published: Sep 11 2026
Pages: 166
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Archaeologist Elena Crawford expects to uncover another forgotten piece of history beneath the city. Instead, deep beneath the modern streets, she discovers a flawless blue crystal hidden inside an ancient basalt chamber. The moment she touches it, the impossible happens: the crystal melts into her body, awakening an ancient power that transforms her heartbeat and binds her to a being who has waited ten thousand years to reclaim what was stolen from him.His name is Tristan Everhart, the last sovereign of an ancient dragon race. His heart was torn from his chest by Elena's ancestor, the First Queen, after she betrayed his trust and used his power to build an empire. The crystal now beating inside Elena is the Dragon's Tear-the living remnant of his stolen heart.Tristan has survived for millennia in a dying mortal shell, sustained by nothing but grief and the hope that his stolen heart might someday return. But Elena is not responsible for the crime of her ancestors, even as the blood of that ancient betrayal runs through her veins.Their journey leads them into forgotten vaults beneath the capital, where forbidden records reveal the truth behind the founding of the city. Elena discovers that her family's heroic history was built upon murder, deception, and the destruction of an entire dragon civilization. Meanwhile, the Void Sovereign Victor Holloway seeks to claim the Azure Core for himself, unleashing shadow-wyrms and an ancient force capable of freezing the city into eternal darkness.As Elena learns to control the power inside her, she must confront a more dangerous enemy than Holloway: her own guilt. Believing that she must repay her ancestor's crime, she nearly chooses death as an act of atonement. But Tristan refuses to let her sacrifice herself for a debt she never created.The ancient curse can only be broken through unconditional surrender-not punishment, blood, or martyrdom, but genuine devotion. When Elena finally gives herself freely rather than attempting to pay a debt, the Dragon's Tear awakens completely.Tristan is restored, and Elena briefly loses her life in the process. Yet the bond between them proves stronger than death. Through the Primordial Breath, Tristan returns her heartbeat, transforming their connection from an ancient curse into a new beginning.The debt is finally broken. The Tear dries. And two survivors of an ancient betrayal step into the dawn, no longer defined by the crimes of the past.
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