#thedragonthief

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“You never really wanted to be a thief. It was better than being forced into a religion, but its never made you happy. We never made you happy. Aren’t you not coming with us because there’s something else out there that will make you happy?”

- Milena, The Dragon Thief (The Start of a Friendship CH 5)

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Achievement Unlocked!

The Dragon Thief has received it’s first few rankings on Wattpad after being published 3 days ago:

#107 in fantasy-romance out of 2.4k stories #162 in newstory out of 2.54k stories #534 in youngadult out of 10.1k stories #32 in thief out of 574 stories

I am truly happy and surprised that I’m sitting on these rankings as is. A great starting point that can only get better from here. As always, please support me by reading the first chapter of the novel: https://www.wattpad.com/688028333-the-dragon-thief-the-beginning-1

An excerpt from The Dragon Thief (Riftling, CH 6):

“Enjoying the swim?” A silvery voice came. Lanna ducked her body under the water so only her head poked above, although she knew the pond was so pristine and clear that it would hardly serve her any cover. Nox came out of the trees and stood, arms crossed, with a small smile on his lips.

“Did you follow me?” Lanna scoffed.

Nox walked over to her clothes and began inspecting them as they dried.

“I came to let you know we were ready to move on. The King’s Road is just a bit ahead. Alderyth reckons we can be out of this forest and in a nice, cosy Riftling inn by sundown.” Nox then glanced to Lanna. “Although, it looks like you’re already all cosy here. Perhaps I shouldn’t disturb you.”

Lanna’s cheeks flared red in anger.

“Of course you shouldn’t. You shouldn’t even be here while a lady bathes!”

“A lady?” Nox laughed. “I see no lady.” Then, he began to remove his shoes. Lanna took a step into deeper water.

“What are you doing?”

“I changed my mind. Maybe I will disturb you.”

He started to remove all the layers of his robes. A white tunic and white pants peeked beneath. He began taking off his tunic, and even though Lanna was furious at his practical joke, she couldn’t help but not look away. Beneath his shirt was a slim but toned frame. She was surprised to see such defined muscles in his stomach and chest. When Nox began to remove his pants, Lanna found herself too embarrassed to continue watching. Plus, she didn’t want to give him the satisfaction thinking she was enjoying this. Because she really wasn’t, right…?