Beneath the Flames (Liam Mairi x Reader)
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They told her to survive the war college.
They didn't say anything about surviving herself.
When y/n bonds with a dragon no one's ever seen before, it sends shockwaves through the entire quadrant. With whispers swirling, professors watching her every move, and a power she doesn't understand beginning to stir, she's suddenly at the center of a war she doesn't remember choosing.
Avoiding danger was never an option.
Falling for someone like Liam Mairi? Even worse.
Because Liam has secrets of his own-ones that just might shatter everything.
Set in the world of the Empyrean Series by Rebecca Yarros, this slow-burn fantasy romance follows one girl's fight to uncover the truth of who she is... before someone else does first.
**All characters (Y/N excluded) are the original work of author Rebecca Yarros from the adaptation of the Empyrean Series**
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