Every dragon rider knows their life depends on the voice in the dispatch tower.
That voice belongs to Zoraya Vale.
For five years, she's directed dragons through storms, battles, and impossible missions without ever setting foot on the front lines. One wrong command can kill dozens of riders. One hesitation can start a war. It's a responsibility she's carried with unwavering precision ever since the day she arrived at Blackwing Academy carrying scars no healer could explain.
Commander Kael Draven isn't interested in getting close to anyone, least of all the sharp-tongued dispatcher who seems determined to challenge him at every turn. But beneath Zoraya's confidence lies a past soaked in grief, a dragon's mark that shouldn't exist, and secrets powerful enough to shake the foundations of the academy itself.
When ancient magic begins awakening inside her, dragons start answering to her in impossible ways, and the line between memory and nightmare begins to blur. As Winter Solstice approaches, Zoraya must decide whether to keep running from the past... or trust the man who refuses to let her face it alone.
Because some legends are forged by dragonfire. Others survive it.
