Heir of Dragons. Elements of Chaos, #0

They say it's better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. What a load of rubbish. Taoru is about to meet the love of his life, but he doesn't know she's been promised to another man. Not just any man, but the heir of Wukita Province's ruling Warlord. Taoru on the other hand is from a shattered bloodline, a struggling artist whose personal wealth and power will never match that of a Warlord.
How can he hope to measure up when all he has to offer is his heart?Yulana was raised for one purpose; fulfill her family's wishes of bringing prestige to their name by marrying a powerful man. Who more fitting than Genbo, who is destined to succeed his father as the next Warlord? Only one person has ever asked what she wants out of life and that person is someone she absolutely must not fall in love with.
Will Fate favor their budding romance or is their love doomed to bring them only heartache?Note From the Author: Heir of Dragons is a closed door romantic novella with a bittersweet To-Be-Continued ending set 20ish years before Embers of the Past (Elements of Chaos, Book #1). It can be read in any order and does not contain spoilers to other books in the series. It does not contain it's own Happily Ever After and therefore it is not listed as a Romance.