The Dragon King by B.A. Stretke

Harkin Ravenscroft, The Dragon King, never thought he would find his true mate. Harkin figured he had already lived that part of his life. Not wanting to wait, he took a squire dragon as his mate and they had five sons before Roland died at the hands of a hunter. Now his sons are grown and his son Quinn has already started a family of his own. Harkin is content taking care of his family and leading his people, even if he does think longingly of the power of the true mate bond. While staying at the Crimson Plantation and nurturing the dragon nature of his new grandson he finds himself, shockingly, drawn to a human in the cells beneath the Crimson Mansion and driven to protect him with everything he has. Harkin never thought he would find his true mate, but Fate is a strange lady. Now with danger threatening the lives of his people and mystery surrounding his young mate, Harkin will have to balance the fate of his dragons and the fate of his love otherwise he might just lose it all.

Lachlan Edwards doesn’t know where he is, but he knows he’s in trouble. He saw something he was never meant to see and now he finds himself locked in a cell and face to face with the most fearsome men he’s ever met. Lachlan is a loner, he doesn’t put himself out, and now he’s worried that no one will notice him missing. The Coven tries to reason with him, but it’s impossible to penetrate his fear. That all changes when an impossibly large man with dark auburn hair sweeps him away and promises to protect him. He knows that everyone is keeping secrets from him, but he feels safe in the large man’s arms. There is something otherworldly happening at the Crimson Plantation and Lachlan can feel almost nothing but mystery and confusion. If he cannot find the forest through the trees, he may end up losing his destiny and the man meant to share it with him.
Nothing in Crimson is ever what it seems to be.