❝ 𝗮 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱𝘆, 𝗮 𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱. 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴. ❞ *ON HIATUS* 𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗟𝗟𝗘 𝗥𝗜𝗢𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 never asked to be a hero. Hidden away after the brutal execution of her father Darius Riorson and uncle Fen Riorson, she was torn from the only family she knew - her brother Bodhi and cousin Xaden. Raised by a secret supporter of the rebellion, Estelle has lived in the shadows for eight years. But now, at 20, she must re-join the light by enrolling at Basgiath War College. Conscripted like every child of the fallen rebellion leaders, Estelle faces brutal tests at Basgiath like crossing the Parapet, scaling the Gauntlet and surviving Presentation as well as Threshing. Each challenge brings her closer to the legacy she wants to reclaim, but the hardest challenge yet: enter Aaric Graycastle. 𝗔𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗖 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗬𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗟𝗘. Broody, dangerous, and impossible to ignore. Aaric is everything Estelle has been warned to avoid. But the attraction between them is undeniable. As enemies turn to lovers, Estelle must confront her growing feelings for Aaric, secure her place among the Riders Quadrant, and uncover her family's hidden secrets. 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙢𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚! 𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡 𝗙𝗟𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝘧𝘦𝘮!𝘰𝘤 𝔁 𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 © - 𝗲𝗺𝘇𝟰𝟰𝟰𝗹𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘆

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*SHE/HER* [Book 1 of 2] Every year, swaths of 20-year-olds descend upon a college campus. Unfortunately, this college specializes in war, in consideration of the one raging at its borders. Outposts and enemies line the eastern mountains, guarded by many from the army, but most notably, the Dragon Riders. (Y/N)'s future was determined long before she was born. As far as she was concerned, none of that destiny included Basgiath; not after she watched her grandfather descend into mad ramblings from his battles after bonding a dragon, then fell to the whims of a power-hungry Colonel who would do anything to hurt her. The quadrant destroyed the good and empowered the bad, and she wanted nothing to do with it, no matter what her name spelled. Xaden Riorson's future was clear, no Basgiath or dragons in sight. That was, until he was 16, when his father's apostasy-turned-secession fell apart; his home was burned; and his father went missing, only to be reported by someone he thought was an ally, then murdered. Unfortunately for both of them, Basgiath wouldn't let them off so easily. Xaden had a two year head start and became a Wingleader, ready-and willing-to sacrifice anything to fulfill his goals. Some may call them selfish and many call him ruthless, but he's no stranger to prescribed titles. (Y/N) stood before the bridge, but she had no intention of making it across. Her ruined future and unstable life would be given to a cause much more worthy than the torture of Basgiath: her mother, her father, and her patron: Zihnal, the God of Chaos.