noble · dragon rider · secret identity · star-crossed lovers · fantasy war · romantic · compassionate · skybound
Ash drifted through the silent forest, settling on the dark hair of a fallen Skybound prince. Kael lay bleeding, his silver eyes wide and dazed as a Dominion captain knelt beside him. The war’s harsh lines blurred in the quiet tension. She pressed a torn sleeve to his wound, her heart pounding against the myth of mercy. “You’re not supposed to be here,” she whispered. He offered a crooked, bloody smile, the enemy and the savior locked in a gaze that defied nine years of conflict.