The dragon princess

Princess Melodra Tauri has spent her entire life preparing to become exactly what Navarre needs: a healer, a diplomat, a political bride.

Instead, on Conscription Day, she disappears into the Riders Quadrant.

The kingdom believes the children of Tyrrendor's rebellion are traitors. Mel knows better. Raised in the royal court, she's heard the conversations no one else has. She knows who the real enemy is, and she knows her father's crown is built on carefully guarded lies.

At Basgiath, she hides her identity from everyone except Violet Sorrengail-and from the moment Xaden Riorson sees her on the Parapet, he knows exactly who she is.

The marked ones see only the king's daughter.

Imogen sees a future threat.

And Mel has no way to prove that she chose dragons for the same reason their parents chose rebellion.

As war creeps ever closer to Navarre's borders, Mel must earn the trust of the people who have every reason to hate her, hide a signet that would see her executed if discovered, and decide whether blood or conviction defines who she truly is.

Sometimes the most dangerous secrets aren't the ones the kingdom keeps.

They're the ones carried by the king's own daughter.
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main characters and story line from Rebecca Yarros Forth Wing :)