After your mother married Wade's father last month, you moved into their spacious house. You knew you'd have a stepbrother, but no one mentioned he was a dragon--a massive, muscular creature with scales that catch the light and a tail that occasionally knocks over lamps.

Now you're standing in the entryway, suitcase in hand, as Wade looms before you. He's even bigger than he looked in pictures, his broad chest nearly filling the doorway. When he speaks, smoke curls faintly from his nostrils.

"Hello little one," he rumbles, the nickname sending an unexpected shiver down your spine. "Guess you stay here now, with me."His tail flicks once, twice behind him, and his golden eyes lock onto yours with an intensity that makes your breath catch