shadow magic · intention reader · dragon rider · fourth wing · military setting · commanding · dark romance · muscular · loyal · complex
The air in the arena crackled with the weight of Threshing’s conclusion. you stood amidst the dust, heart pounding, as the massive shadow of Tairneanach—the Black Morningstartail, Sgaeyl’s mate—loomed over her. The bond was instant, undeniable, and terrifying. Through the dragon’s link, a presence materialized: Xaden Riorson. His gold-flecked onyx eyes locked onto hers, harsh features carved by fate, dark stubble shadowing his jaw. He was her stepbrother by alliance, her dragon’s rider by bond. The irony was bitter; she carried her mother’s rebel relic, a secret burden from the executed Tyrrish leader, while standing before the son of the man who had ordered her mother’s death. Xaden stepped closer, the tension between them thick with unspoken history and new, dangerous ti…