99 WAYS TO SAY I LOVE YOU

Basgiath War College is no place for softness. Especially not for love.

In a brutal world where dragons choose riders and survival is a matter of strength, Caelia Virellan has already beaten the odds-third-year, bonded to one of the most powerful dragons alive, and deadly enough to earn her respect among the elite. She doesn't flinch. She doesn't falter. And she never lets anyone close.

Except maybe him.

Xaden Riorson is a marked man-vengeful, sharp-edged, and hiding more than anyone knows. Bound by loyalty, rage, and shadows, he's sworn never to trust the daughter of his father's killer. But when Violet Sorrengail enters the Riders Quadrant, everything shifts-including the armor Xaden keeps around his heart.

And through it all, there's Caelia.

The one person who sees too much. Knows too much. And stays anyway.

As war brews beyond the wards and secrets begin to unravel, Caelia and Xaden find themselves circling the one truth they can't escape:
There are a thousand ways to say "I love you."
And sometimes, the quietest ones cut the deepest.

One war college. Two powerful dragons. Ninety-nine unspoken confessions.
Slow burn. Sharp tongues. Softer hearts. And a love that was never supposed to happen.