Kingdom of Shadows and Wings (Dragons of Tirene, #1)

by Nina Frost

The man holding me is incredibly attractive. No, attractive is too tepid a word, as well as a massive understatement. Stunning. Breathtaking. Beautiful. Can a man be beautiful? I decide right here and now that yes, this man is downright gorgeous…and utterly dangerous.

My mouth goes dry as I peer into a pair of expressive brown eyes flecked with gold. His skin is a bronze hue, and shoulder-length black hair frames the bone structure of a face that could have been chiseled by an artist. High, proud cheekbones. Full, kissable lips. A strong, square jaw, featuring a thin scar along the jawline that enhances rather than detracts from the overall aesthetic.

You’d best pray my mood sweetens before I see you in training, because your. Ass. Is. Mine.”

“That’s Sterling Thorne. Your flight trainer.” I squeeze my eyes shut. “Of course it is.”

Sterling Thorne. Expert flyer. Refugee from a war-torn kingdom, though people debate which one. Worked his way up to join King Xenon’s guard and then saved the king from a rogue dragon attack. One of the best dragonriders around.

Gee, so sorry my near splat on the rocks below is keeping you from your favorite hobbies…like torturing kittens or making babies cry.

Today’s only saving grace is that tomorrow will surely be better.

Dragons fly. Water is wet. Helene hates me. That’s the natural order of things.

Damn the consequences. For these stolen moments, he’s mine.

I’m Tirenese. And I’m a dragoncaller.

“How do I look?” Thorne’s eyes graze over me, and the emotion in them spurs my pulse into a gallop. “You look like the woman I’d give anything to have. You look like you’re mine.”