For two hundred years, Maksim has kept his true nature as a dragon shifter secret from the humans he lives among. Secrecy means that he can't allow himself to get too close to any of the men who flow in and out of his life, but that's never been a problem. Maks doesn't like complications. He prefers things to stay easy and fun. Lately, though, he's been restless.
His oldest friend is now mated, and a father, and even though Maks has never wanted a family of his own, seeing his friend Dane's happiness has started to make him annoyingly dissatisfied with the life he's been content with for so long. Maks is drawn to spend more and more time in Dane's territory, and eventually he realizes why when he finds, Devin, his fated mate there.
Fated mates are two halves of the same soul, destined for each other—but fate isn't going to make it easy on Maks, because the one man Maks needs is also the one he can't have. Devin is married. Devin has a child, and a pregnant wife.
Regardless of what fate has in mind for him, Devin is not available.
Scorch is the the second book in the Dragon's Destiny: Fated Mates series. It is a standalone novel with a HEA ending, a satisfying epilogue, and NO CLIFFHANGERS!
Series Spoilers: Although it's not necessary to read this series in order, Scorch contains "spoilers" for Heat, the first book in the series.
Content Warning: This book is a steamy gay romance of approximately 55,000 words that contains explicit, unprotected love scenes and male pregnancy, or Mpreg. Adults only shifter romance!