Natalie Vane once trained at Osland’s Military Academy. Then her father was hanged for “treason,” her mother died, and she was sent to a border camp to serve. For three years she lived by one rule: obey and survive. When the camp falls, a black dragon, Tempest, lowers its head to her. Silas Cross, the Dragon Lord of Obsidian Keep, sees it and takes her.
Inside his cold fortress, Natalie gets a number, a clean room, and eyes on her at all times. Greta smiles while giving rules. Kain gives orders without anger. Silas says little and tests everything. He wants to know why his dragon wants her. He demands order, silence, and control.
Natalie keeps her head down, hides her fear, and uses the one skill she still has—reading ground, routes, and men. To live, she must bend without breaking.
Will she be Silas’s weapon, his weakness, or the spark that changes them both?
Content note: light BDSM (power imbalance, control, orders, restraint).