Love Bites Extra Hard

Mated to the King #5

by Lola Glass

I gave myself to the dragon king, prepared to become his mate to protect my sisters.

But that's not why he wanted me.

He just needs my help breaking a prisoner in his cell, to keep his people safe. And he doesn't want me to risk my life to do it.

When it becomes clear that's the only way?

I take it upon myself to make it happen, and almost get myself killed.

That's when the truth comes

I'm his fated mate.

But I won't seal the bond with him. I can't. No matter how I feel about him.

Because mate bonds?

They bite even harder than love.

*This is a spicy enemies-to-lovers romance with a happily ever after

Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Paranormal, Dragons, Paranormal Romance, Romantasy, Shapeshifters

288 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 26, 2025

About the author

Hi, I’m Lola! I’m a book lover with a *slight* romance obsession. My books are all steamy romantic fantasy or paranormal romance, and there is always a happily ever after.

Stop by my Facebook group, Lola's Book Lovers, for updates, giveaways and other fun!

For a full list of my work, check out my website https://www.authorlolaglass.com/

Thanks for reading!
All the love,
Lola Glass <3

Reviews

[Jen ♥]

That's almost four hours of my life I'll never get back. 😭

The only thing I enjoyed here was the epilogue and seeing every couple in this series with their kids. Everything else just pissed me off way too freaking much, especially Avery.

I seriously need to stop reading when a story is clearly not working for me. 🤧

[Jo Bennesch · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5⭐️
3/5🌶

Último libro de las hermanas/amigas sirenas.
Desde el libro 1, Talon, el rey de los Dragones viene pidiendo una sirena, sin decir para que la necesita.
Avery, la última sirena soltera, decide entregarse y ayudarlo.

La historia es muy tierna. Talon fue de los mejores protagonistas masculinos de esta serie. El romance es super lindo.

Hay un dilema un poco más serio que en los libros anteriores y algo más de drama.
Me encantó.

[Luna ♡ · Rating 5 out of 5]

»I'll still kick them out for you.«
»Keep talking like that, and I might think you're after my heart.«

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

❥ 𝑨𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝜗𝜚˚⋆
She is brave, stubborn and knows what she wants. I liked the way she cares for her sisters and Talon.

❥ 𝑻𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏 ࣪⋆✮
He is a massive green flag and I loved him. He treats Avery well and is the perfect partner for her.

✥ 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌
First of all: I‘m very sad that this series has come to an end. I loved every single book and fell in love with the world Lola Glass has created. The setting as well as the characters are unique and have a lot of charme. The way the mating is happening is something else and it was interesting to read. The siren sisters have my heart and I‘m sad that I have to let them go. Each book has a different plot and fits perfect for the characters.
Avery and Talon have good tension and their banter was funny. I liked the fact that both are confident and know what they want. Their relationship was intriguing and I rooted for them.
This was a worthy end to an amazing series of silly romantasy books. I was giggling and kicking my feet the whole time. The humour is perfect and I enjoyed every single page.

𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐈 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤?
Yes, please read all of these books if you want a funny and entertaining fantasy romcom with all the right tropes.

𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟓 ׂㅤ𐙚 ࣪ ⭒
plot: 3/5
spice: 3/5
humor: 4/5
couple/tension: 5/5
world building: 5/5
happy end?: yes

𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 ᡣ𐭩ྀི₊ ⊹
possessive and protective hero, instant attraction, touch her and die, forced proximity, he falls first and harder, dragon king x siren, mates, urban fantasy, romcom, castle setting, biting, mystery

𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬
#1 Love Bites ★ ★ ★ ★
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#2 Love Bites Hard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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#3 Love Bites Harder ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
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#4 Love Bites Really Hard ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
#5 Love Bites Extra Hard ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Maxine · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one was my favorite of the series. Clearer plot, a genuinely good guy and although spicy, not weirdly spicy. Talon was kind, respectful and sweet, and I liked that he was ready to be whatever Avery wanted. I think this book was just less ridiculous than the other ones, which I really enjoyed.

Overall I’m kind of sad this series is over. It was easy, bingeable and I got weirdly invested into the Mistwood world lol. This series is no masterpiece, but it was definitely a good time!!!

[Lexi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I miss the sparkly sirens already 🥹

[fromthestudyof · Rating 4 out of 5]

fun shifter x siren romance

i loved this series so much. low stakes, lots of romance, unhinged MMCs of the paranormal variety

this one was probably my least favorite of the series but honestly still really fun. it’s more of a me-issue and not vibing with either the two mains

highly recommend this series tho <3 a KU gem

[iremucka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ne çok kısa ne çok uzun bu kitapları seviyorum..
Son kitabı şu sır ney acaba diye merak ederek başladım ama meh yani
Siren kızkardeşler ve onların değişik kocaları 😊

[Sabrina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Perfect way to end the series of the five siren sisters. 🐉 sad this series is over! Would have loved to hear more about Evan and Stella!

[Meredith]

i have nothing to say for myself

[Kellyythoralabatalla · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 ⭐

Avery enojandose con Talon porque no le dijo que era su compañera predestinada y ella ocultandole la verdad de sus poderes a sus hermanos y no contándole lo del exnovio. Me pareció un poquito hipócrita pero después las otras sirenas le hacen caer en cuenta.

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Me obligué a terminar esta serie y todavía sigo pensando que la escritura de esta autora no me convence, por eso no sé si leeré otro libro de ella.

Me cayeron mejor los hombres aquí, que las sirenas. La que mejor que cayó fue Blair y el que mejor me cayó fue Bane.

[Ciera · Rating 4 out of 5]

These books are such a fun guilty pleasure kind of read

[Krista · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars, I liked this one slightly better. Someone needs to check these sirens for martyr issues :)
They seem to jump into being mated for the good of everyone else. Good excuse for a story but can get tedious in real life.

Talon was great, still think Bane was the best character imho. I didn't like the sirens as much but Zora and Avery were probably the best ones. The vines (book 3) for the fae were pretty hot I have to say, you never have to worry about foreplay since the vines did all the work while you were sleeping (haha).

Anyway, glad there was a reason/mystery for this book although the SPOILERS and SPOILERS of 17 women is a bit OTT? Triggers may happen so be aware.

Highlights & Spoilers-
Talons POV:
"Everything that had happened in the last handful of hours was a mind-fuck."

The dragon scales thing was really cute, especially how Avery found herself so possessive of them.

Talon again:
I knew damn well what it meant. It meant she was mine. Permanently. That no one else could have her.
That there was a male who had claimed her, and anyone else who tried would have to deal with a big, angry fucker. And it meant exactly that to me.
I just didn’t want her to know it. Not yet. Not when she still thought I’d abducted her to force her to mate with me.

There is some sly humor, some inconsistencies like the other stories (esp. when it came to the bad guy and why she was pushing Siren magic at it?), some drama and then of course, the HEA for all concerned.
I did enjoy the epilogue :)

[Aleesha · Rating 3 out of 5]

By the time I got to this book, my expectations were thoroughly managed.

That being said, this book feels stronger than the previous 3, while not as entertaining or interesting as book 1.

SPOILERSSPOILERSSPOILERS!

Let's start with the plot.

To begin with, there IS one!

The reason Talon wants a siren isn't for a mate bond. It's because he's trying to break a prisoner. Bad Guy is a serial rapist and murderer whose dragon-defenses are apparently so powerful they don't have any other way to kill him outside of getting him to shift into his human form.

This dude's a very very bad dude, having raped and slaughtered 17 women before he was apprehended.

On the surface, that sort of sounds like a solid plot, right? We've got a good reason to have the siren in contact with the dragons. We actually get to see Avery interact with Bad Guy multiple times. Stuff is happening outside the bedroom, YAY!

There's even a moment where, oh shit, Bad Guy gets his hands on Avery and she nearly dies.
All of this is AMAZING stuff! Especially compared to the past couple books, where literally fucking nothing was happening outside of the couple screwing on every surface available.

Here's the thing though.

We're so focused on getting this dude to shift so he can be killed... But he's locked in a cell in the Dragon Castle's dungeon. Why not just let him starve to death? Or, if it's even possible for a living thing to NOT starve (which seems weird, and is never discussed, we're just told he can't starve or be poisoned...which seems... improbable but whatever.), why not just... wall him in and forget about him? Cask of Amontillado -style?

I mean, don't get me wrong - we don't like rapists and murderers here. I'm all for cutting the guy into teeny tiny pieces or whatever. But if he's TRULY indestructible, what's the problem just leaving him chained up forever?

The Dragon King has a problem...that's not REALLY a problem, right? Am I crazy?

Talon tries to pin it on his sister - saying she won't rest and move on until this dude is truly dead and gone. Because they were childhood friends and lovers before he went batshit bananas and started killing people. But it still just feels a little flimsy. Especially once Stella (the sister) finds her fated mate with Evan (one of the wolves) and basically moves out of the Dragon Castle to be with him.

Beyond this - I have questions about the magic or the Dragons' anatomy if this guy is literally immortal and invulnerable to EVERYTHING. Surely he's not the only bad dragon to have ever lived? How were the others dealt with? You mean to tell me in the THOUSANDS of years this world has apparently been around nobody's figured out a way to deal with assholes who half-shift into Superman?

Ehhhhhhh....

So obviously the sirens get the Bad Guy to do the impossible and shift so he could be killed - but I'm a little bummed that Avery wasn't able to do it alone. She calls in Clem for help, and it was cool to see them use their magic for something other than sex - I just wish Avery had been the heroine in her own book. Especially since we're told early on that her magic is the strongest out of all her sisters - a fact she has hidden from them for ages. We needed to delve deeper into this - but instead, she comes off looking weak and lesser to Clem.

Now, the relationship.

It's as surface level as all the others - so again, expectations managed.

However, I did enjoy the Dragon scales aspect of this relationship. The fact that dragons lose and replace their scales when they encounter their fated mate. I also loved how even though Avery didn't know what they meant, she found herself protective and possessive of them all the same.

I also sort of liked that there's a bit of conflict in the middle of this story, when Avery finds out Talon lied to her about being her mate. And I like that it takes time for the two of them to actually solidify the mate bond. This could, obviously, have been stretched out more, in a longer book. But considering the rest of this series, considering the length of this book, too, I enjoyed that we have some real emotions and trust issues cropping up, and that there's at least a little time taken before the bond is created for the two to prove themselves to one another. The mate bond isn't made because of some outside necessity - not because a siren needs to keep her pod safe, not because she's trapped in the Fae realm and can't leave unless she's bound, not because there's a psychopath demon trying to steal her away... it's made out of LOVE for the other character. Finally.

I also appreciate that, when Avery is given suggestions from her sisters on how to "take revenge" on Talon for keeping their fated mate bond a secret from her, she ultimately chooses not to engage in any of that. Thank GOD. Because the sex war and other foolishness the girls came up with was just childish and stupid. And Avery and Talon really didn't feel childish throughout this story. I don't know exactly how old any of these people are - but if I'm going by attitude alone, Avery felt like the oldest of the girls, and Talon felt like the oldest of the men.

Was it worth it, having to slog through 2-3 books I really didn't like to get to this one? Debatable. Did I enjoy this one as much as I thought I would? Yeah...actually I kind of did. Am I glad this series is over? ...also yes.

[Lara the Smut Raider &#x1f3f9; · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the final book in the “Mated to the King” series by Lola Glass and I could just cry because it’s over. I loved this world and I was so excited for dragons! I was a little worried about Avery because we hadn’t seen much of her yet, but it turns out she’s one of the strongest of all her sisters. The chemistry between Avery and Talon was instant and off the damn charts. It may have been fated mates, but it wasn’t insta-love. The two of them actually became friends before falling in love and fully mating. And we did have a smidge of a miscommunication trope. But Avery and Talon worked past it in what I felt was a healthy and open way. Make no mistake there was plenty of spice throughout the book. But when the characters emotionally connected? Perfection. There was one instance where Avery made a really stupid decision, but it fit with her personality and brought her closer to Talon. It was a necessary conflict. We also end up getting a lovely 10 year epilogue at the end. Seeing the various kings and their sirens happy and healthy and thriving was a perfect way to end the series.

10/10 for the entire thing. The book, the series, the characters. All of it. It’s been ages since I found a new author that I love, and Lola Glass and her writing are an absolute delight. I’m obsessed and will be getting to work reading her previous books ASAP.

[Alicia Walton · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful ending to a fantastic ending. I loved this series but this one was my favorite. I was so enthralled with Avery and Talon. I enjoyed their story so much I did not want this story to end. I was not expecting the reason Talon wanted a Siren and I was very curious after him requesting one throughout this series. That made the hype so much better when I found out why he needed a siren. I loved that twist. I enjoyed all the characters in this book and loved the connection with all the sisters. This was a great series and I can not recommend this enough. This was a well developed story line with characters that interconnect beautifully!.

[Morgan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I knew I was going to love the dragon king, Talon, the most and I did. Avery was unexpected, sometimes frustrating, but she grew on me. Enemies to friends to love (they were lovers throughout, nice spice). The thing about a Lola Glass series is that you always love it more as it goes along, theres’s a lot love about the cameos of the previous characters and that epilogue pulling the whole family together was so cute.

[nadia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4⭐ este es de los mejores de la saga, talon me ha encantado, creo que podría ser el mejor de los cinco, me ha gustado su forma de ser y como trataba algunas situaciones de manera diferente o mejor a los otros. en este último libro ha habido más dramas en la historia y ha sido un poco más slow burn que los otros, cosa que me ha encantado. así que en general la saga no me ha disgustado y ha sido divertida y entretenida

[Brittany Kennedy · Rating 5 out of 5]

she does it again

I would read Lola Glass’ receipts. Everything she writes is perfect. Sweet and steamy, a perfect slice of life that tugs at your heart. Thank you for writing for us ❤️

[Laura V · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hermosa conclusion 💜💜💜
Talon se volvió mi personaje favorito 😍😍😍💕💕💕
Me quedo con las ganas de leer la historia de Stella y Evan y espero algún día lo pueda hacer pero sino pasa aun así quede muy feliz con esta saga.

[Cyndi Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Talon is such a great mmc. I loved the storyline of this one. All of the kings and their mates getting to know Talon and the sirens being ride or die like always. The epilogue was so great.

I received a free copy of this book and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Shelley · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really liked this one and the series ends on a perfect epilogue. Lovely. 🥰

[corie · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Top to bottom, this series was sheer insanity. This one was my favorite of the bunch.

[Emily · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved per usual! This whole series was amazing and made me realize I enjoy reading paranormal romance, especially by Lola Glass!

[Brittany Christy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meh.. ticked the box. A better plot than majority of the others but I feel like the series just lost its momentum. In truth, book 4 and 5 were better stories and should have been 2nd and 3rd in the order.

Liked it, didn’t love, but it ticked the box ✅

[Abril · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este me gustó

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Don't feel like reviewing. It was good enough.

[Diana R. Johnston · Rating 5 out of 5]

sigh

Well it’s over but what an ending! This was such a good end to the series and I have enjoyed it very much! I’m off to see what else Lola has written!

[Karla✨ · Rating 2 out of 5]

El último libro de esta serie y creo que fue el que menos me gustó, aunque me gustó el cierre que les da la autora a las demás parejas de los libros anteriores y que en el epílogo se ve un contexto más detallado de su futuro

[Kay Cronkhite · Rating 4 out of 5]

I may have binge read this one....Not because it was amazing, but because I was exited to be at the end of a very long series. I tend to like Fae, Dragons, and Fae more then any other super natural species, so I am not at all surprised that the first, third, and fifth books happen to be my favorites in this expansive supernatural world.

This one starts out with the last siren sister Avery sitting on the edge of the Vampire Manor roof. Talon is circling in the sky above her.
Not wanting to cause war by allowing Talon to kidnap her, Avery simply gave in to Talons wants. He wanted a siren, for what she couldn't say. Avery assumed he wanted to mate with her for some reason. After all that is what Sirens deal with all the time. People wanting to mate with them for there tantalizing magic, and sexual nature. I can't really blame Avery for holding out as long as she did.
Wanting to make things simple, Avery snuck out in the middle of the night. Messaged Talon that she would be willing to go with him, and waited for his arrival. When Talon finally landed he scolded her for sitting on the edge of the building. Avery shrugged and didn't budge, until Talon dragged her off the edge. In the process one of his scales falls off. I am not sure how this happened, as he is in his human form at the moment, but I think it might be a magic based thing. Either way he acts very weirdly about it, and starts putting the scales into his pocket and Avery's. Super weird.

Talon demands for Avery to get on his back, saying she can leave her suitcase behind because he wasn't some sort of pack mule. Avery makes the argument that people will think he kidnapped her if she leaves it behind. After a few awkward silent moments, he gives in and changes back to his dragon form. Avery hilariously can not get onto his back, and Talons sharp scales dig into her skin, leaving behind small cuts on her body. Talon changes back to look the damage over, and then assists her onto his back before taking off into the sky.
Avery holds tightly to his body as Talon flies, but not without getting yet more cuts.

The two travel out of Mistwood, and over mountains before getting to the castle the Dragons took up residence in. Talon lands on a balcony. He picks some more scales off of her from the ride, and then drags her into what looks like a barely used bedroom. A fact that is confirmed for her when she is told to shower and finds brand new soap, shampoo, and conditioner. Nothing else seems to be in the cupboards.
Once the shower is over, and she has stopped most of the bleeding. Avery goes out into the room seeing that Talon had left her alone. She putters to the closet where she finds that Talon had already put away all of her clothes. He comes in a few minutes later with food and bandages for the worst of her cuts. Avery tries to ask questions but Talon seems to be off-putting. Grunting replies most of the time, rather then using actual words. Big and broody, as a dragon should be.

Talon urges Avery to eat before he takes her to find out exactly why the dragons needed a siren. Turns it out its not for mate lol, to Avery's slight disappointment. She keeps it to herself though, but you can just tell she was hoping for a fraction of what her sisters have already managed to find with the other kings.
They need a siren to inflict sexual torture. At first I wasn't sure how I felt about this, because I am not really the torture type person. That being said, the man had raped and killed 16 woman. Can't really get past that point, and I understand why Talon felt that an execution was necessary. The issue was that this guy (Sylvester) and covered himself in his own impenetrable scales. No one can get through in order to harm Sylvester. So he has been trapped in his cell for a decade while Talon and his sister Stella tried to figure out how to put him away for good. Sylvester also happens to be Stella's ex, so its a bit emotionally complicated.
Avery tests out her magic after Talon sends Stella to the other end of the hall. He refuses to leave Avery alone anywhere near the cell door alone, so he deals with Avery's magic. Not something that goes over well because it takes everything Talon has to avoid it.

Once they are finished Avery lets Talon knows that she needs to feed. He takes her back to her own room, pleasures her, and leaves. Insisting that Avery needs to get to sleep. Avery didn't handle this issue very well...in fact I think she might be the most self-conscious amongst the siren sisters. She just gets upset about a lot of tiny things...then again when you have been abused it is hard to do that.

Talon comes to get Avery in the morning, bringing her wool socks and his own hoody. The mountain was freezing. He takes her back to the cell to try her hand again, and when it doesn't work he leaves Avery with his sister.
Stella ends up telling Avery all about how Sylvester had fooled her and all of there friends into believing he was something he wasn't. It was a very personal conversation that bonded the two woman.

Talon brings back dinner, and then takes Avery back to the room for another night of fooling around and sleep. Talon knows that Avery is his fated mate, and he is having a hard time coping with things. He doesn't want to scare his siren off or ruin any chance that he may have with her. He thinks that if he just spends time with her that eventually things will work out. Which I found be a typical relationship misunderstanding. You never keep information to yourself, no matter how much you think it might be best for the other person. Talon obviously needs to learn this. Unable to sleep he spends every night outside of Avery's room sanding down the edges of his scales for her.

The two go on like this for a few days. Avery messages her sisters to make sure they know she is okay. They end up having sex, after they spend some time in the hot springs in the mountain. A treat that Talon had hoped would bridge some gaps between the two.

They go on like that for a few weeks. Avery starts to settle into there friends with benefits role, making it clear with Talon that she is only interested in something casual...Despite the fact that she is totally in denial and just doesn't want to give into that side of her....just like her sisters.

Finally one morning Avery is ready before Talon gets there with breakfast, and hears him talking with his sister Stella in the hallway. They are arguing over the fact that Talon can not even lift himself from the floor without falling over at least once on the way up. He hadn't slept in a month, having spent every single night in front of Avery's bedroom door.

Stella pleads with Avery to take care of her brother. Talon agrees to go to bed under the condition that Avery is naked and snuggled up next to him the entire time. Avery reluctantly agrees, unsure how she should feel as good about this situation.
Avery spends the first part of her time laying in Talon's bed talking with her sisters and watching a movie. She doesn't really pay attention to it though, mainly because he brain is still trying to wrap around her feelings.
Avery drifts off and was woke later by Stella pounding on the door. Sylvester was showing signs of being haggard without access to Avery's magic. Stella thought if Avery came with her, the two ladies would be able to finally put an end to the creep. Avery and Stella go to the dungeon cells, and Avery tries once more through the door. She could feel that Sylvester was on the edge of cracking. Avery suggested that her and Stella go inside the cell, so that Avery can better use her magic. She was the strongest amongst her sisters when it came to her magic, but she had less control over its finer points.
Both ladies go into the cell, and things do not go well. One moment everything is fine, and the next moment Sylvester is biting Avery's neck and tearing through her chest like its paper. Stella panics and manages to get them back out of the cell carrying Avery the entire way to her room. She set her down on the bed, and demanded that someone go and wake up Talon. It doesn't take long for him to know something is seriously wrong.
Talon comes and rests himself on top of Avery and Stella, plus one of the other dragon shifters begins dumping all of the scales onto the bed. to help save Avery from her life threatening injury.

*small thing, during the conversation with Stella before they go into the cell, Stella ends up telli9ng Avery that Talon is her mate, and that if they go in there Talon was going to kill Stella. There would be no avoiding it*

Avery and Talon stay like that for a long while. Avery nearly times in that time, bleeding into the bed beneath her. If it was not for Talon's magic she would have died right then and there. Instead of being grateful to the man who saved her Avery immediate starts telling Talon off when she is finally conscious. Claiming that he lied to her, and mislead her. To be fair, he withheld the truth rather then lying. I think a lot of people believe they are the same thing. I don't see it this way, I think sometimes withholding the truth is better then outright lying. That being said we are splitting hairs here.
Avery throws what I am going to call a HUGE tantrum. Demanding that Talon take her back to vampire Manor permanently, saying she was leaving and never coming back. Both Talon and her knew she didn't really want to leave. She just hadn't thought about what she actually wanted out of this situation, putting up walls rather than talking things out. Another issue people often have when dealing with relationships. Go figure.
Avery turns to her sisters thinking that they would take her side. At first they seem upset about the situation, until Avery explains that he saved her life from dying. This glaring fact alone, turns the siren sisters from agreeing with Avery to scolding her for being reckless. Blair tries to explain how good this mate bond would be for her...being in denial Avery refuses to admit that things are not as bad as she imagines.
They go to visit the siren sisters, and Avery gets a solid talk with them. Going over what happened, and healing in the waters of Izzy's lake. It was really good thinking time for our heroine too. She needed a few minutes to cool her head and realize that Talon meant more to her too.
Some time passes with the couple being on rocky ground, but then they have a talk that leads Talon to putting his mate mark on Avery. She doesn't seal it but having the mark on her neck settles Avery in a way she doesn't really understand.
The two get closer and closer, as Avery lets down her guard and Talon waits patiently. Eventually Avery seals the bond. After some time helping him rule over the dragons. Its really calming and soothing to see them go through there lives together.
Talon takes the scales and cleans them before sewing them into a blanket so that Avery can sleep with them. Its supposed to help dragon mates with there warmth and magic.

We get one FINAL epilogue talking about all the couples from Talons perspective. Its twelve years later and the group of Kings and there sirens are happily spending life with there children and the next generation of royals. They have a bbq together by Izzy's lake.
Everything is peaceful and happy.

I was surprisingly satisfied with the way this series ended. It came me a beginning, middle, and end with a hell of a journey along the way. If you read any series by Lola Glass...I implore you....read this one.

[Jessica Kania · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did I read all 5 books in this series? Yes. Was I entertained? Also yes. Literary masterpieces, absolutely not, this was garbage smutty trash. Luckily I like garbage smutty trash.