To Keep an Emerald Rose by Elayna R. Gallea

She’s a dragon shifter on a mission. He’s a witch with a secret. Fate has drawn them together.

Octavia Ashbloom just wants one thing in life: to be accepted by her village. It shouldn’t be too much to ask, but unfortunately for her, they’re still holding a grudge from that one time she accidentally started a war.

It’s been fifty-five years, but dragon shifters have long memories. When the Elders of her village give her a chance to reclaim their favor by delivering the Emerald Rose across the Empire, she jumps at the opportunity.

Everything is going well until Flynn, a too-handsome-for-his-own-good witch, finds the cabin where Octavia is weathering out a storm. He sneaks in, and Octavia catches him rifling through her bag. She knows she can’t trust him, but there’s an undeniable draw between them.

When her instincts prove correct, and Flynn tries to steal the Emerald Rose again, Octavia insists they split up. She hasn’t come this close to winning back the Elders’ trust just to throw it all away now.

Fate isn’t done with them, though. When it pushes them together again, Octavia has to decide whether to trust the handsome, would-be thief or part ways forever.