"C'mon Travesty."
"Is that why you gave me that name? Am I absurd and distorted?"
Three hundred years of riders. The Valkorin bloodline, renowned for boundless courage and valour, have always been assets to their wings as riders. Tierney learned not to fear death, nor the god of death who only takes what she prizes and never returns. As a Valkorin, honour and pride come before fear. However, while she does not fear for herself, she is terrified for the lives of her loved ones. Grief haunts her, a name she can never see the face of again, a constant reminder of her loss and her weakness.
The Rider's Quadrant, where her brother was murdered, will she survive?
He knew her, before he even saw her.
His description is accurate to the point it's terrifying. Tierney, even without his description, Bodhi knew who she was, her wandering eyes, her walk, her beliefs-each detail resembles the man who saw his face before his relic.
A single promise leads him to leap off a cliff, seeking to become boundless and see her once more, his Travesty.
"Oh, how dangerous it is to love someone so."
"Don't make me think of you with someone else, Tierney, I can't take it, not when we're like this."
travesty
/ˈtravɪsti/
noun
a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something.
Wren never expected her life to change the moment she set foot in the Riders Quadrant at Basgiath War College. But everything shifted when she met Liam Mairi. Loving him was effortless, bright, and full of promise. Losing him was shattering.
His death left Wren broken in ways even her powerful dragon, Ryuu, couldn't mend. Grief made her question everything-her strength, her future, even her place among her friends. Ridoc's reckless jokes, Violet's fierce loyalty, and Rhiannon's steady hand are the only things keeping her tethered to a world that feels dimmer without Liam in it.
But when Ryuu, her Red Swordtail Dragon, chooses a mate, Wren finds herself bound to another in a way neither of them expected. Their bond is raw and undeniable, forged in fire and loss. Yet letting herself feel something new feels like a betrayal of Liam's memory.
Now Wren must decide if love after loss can be just as fierce, and if her heart has the courage to beat again.