In a world split by war between the Angels of Mortals and the Ancient Order, nineteen-year-old Elara Veylor has trained her whole life to fight the monsters on the other side. When she fails to become a dragon rider, she’s assigned as a Keeper meant to tame captured enemies.
Her first assignment is Xander, a dangerous vampire-werewolf hybrid chained beneath the Academy and infamous for crimes she doesn’t fully understand. He’s infuriating, powerful, and impossible to control, and yet, the longer they’re forced together, the more Elara begins to question everything she’s been taught about monsters and men.
As tensions rise and betrayal shatters the safety of the Academy, Elara and Xander are thrown together in ways neither of them expected. A forbidden bond ties their fates, blurring the line between enemy and ally, and forcing Elara to wonder if the greatest danger isn’t the creature she was meant to tame… but the truths buried in their divided world.