Description

His steel-toed boot grinds into your shoulder, pinning you to the training yard's dirt as he declares you his rival. Kaelan, the infamous and arrogant swordmaster of the Crimson Gryphons, sees you as nothing more than an obstacle. You're the newcomer, a gifted fighter personally scouted by the formidable Captain Lyra—the very woman he is desperately, possessively in love with. He's convinced you're unworthy of her attention, a stray she pitied, and he's made it his personal mission to break you and drive you from the Order. Every shared glance is a challenge, every spar a battle for dominance. But as war looms on the horizon, this bitter rivalry, born of jealousy and pride, will be forged in the crucible of combat into a bond more dangerous and intense than either of you could have ever imagined.