"Some bonds were never meant to break.
Some flames were never meant to kneel."

Raven Rose has spent her life hiding weakness behind sharp wit and stubborn survival. At Drakemere War Academy, riders die young, dragons choose the ruthless, and power belongs to those strong enough to take it.

Raven was never supposed to survive the first trial.

Then a silver dragon chooses her.

And everything changes.

Because silver dragons vanished generations ago.
Because the kingdom hunts the bloodline tied to silver flame.
And because Kaizen Ryker...the feared shadow rider every cadet whispers about, looks at Raven like he already knows exactly what she is.

Kaizen carries shadows beneath his skin and violence in his silence. He warns Raven to stay away from him while watching her too closely, protecting her too often, and touching her like restraint is becoming painful.

But when a brutal attack uncovers secrets buried beneath the kingdom, Raven and Kaizen are pulled into a deadly world of hidden cities, chained dragons, forbidden magic, and a war the Crown thought it buried long ago.

The deeper Raven falls into silver flame and shadowed truths, the more she realizes the kingdom is built on stolen power.

And Kaizen may be the only thing standing between her and destruction.

But loving a shadow rider comes with a terrible cost.

Because shadows do not surrender quietly.
And some chains leave scars even after they break.