Astra

Being a nymph, people generally think of me as a mythological character, but I'm a real woman with things that I want out of life. Having spent my entire existence in the woods of Upstate New York, I long for more. Now my father has promised me to a satyr named Niko whom I've never met. This is my last chance to get away, so I charm a local wyvern who's had his eye on me for many years into flying me far away from this place, my father, and that satyr.

Only Niko finds me before I reach the meeting place. And damn him, but he's charming. He's not at all the careless beast I expect. Still, I'm not giving in to an arranged marriage. Of course, that means I'll never see my father or my woods again. It's an impossible choice.

Niko

I was reluctant to agree to an arranged marriage, but once I see Astras picture, I know she's my destiny. When word reaches me that she's running to avoid the match, I go after her. Even after finding her fleeing from me through the woods, I'm smitten. If she feels the bond between us, she hides it well. Unwilling to give up too soon and never have a life with her, I make a deal. If Astra will give me one week at the house I bought for us, I will abide by whatever she decides and make things right with her father.