He will burn. She will rise.
Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he’s alive is a curse— the man to kill Airk will be consumed in his own fire. Which is why Pytheios kept Airk alive, barely, unable to shift in his prison cage, driving the creature half of him into madness. Airk escaped, but he’ll never be truly free. What good is a king who can never let his feral dragon loose, never fly, and never lead his people? He’s better off dead.
Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. The problem? She has no powers. Zip. Zilch. Angelika hates being dormant, especially now that her three sisters are blissfully mated to powerful dragon shifter kings and are very much part of the fight to take down the rotting king Pytheios, their parents’ killer. What good is a useless runt of a phoenix in a battle to save the dragon kingdom?
Desperate to find some way to help, she offers herself to Airk as a mate — just for political leverage. But a dormant phoenix is no damn use to him just like a dragon who can’t shift is no use to her. Until Pytheios sets his sights on Angelika for himself…
Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan, spent half a millennium being tortured by the false High King Pytheios. The only reason he’s alive is a curse— the man to kill Airk will be consumed in his own fire. Which is why Pytheios kept Airk alive, barely, unable to shift in his prison cage, driving the creature half of him into madness. Airk escaped, but he’ll never be truly free. What good is a king who can never let his feral dragon loose, never fly, and never lead his people? He’s better off dead.
Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. The problem? She has no powers. Zip. Zilch. Angelika hates being dormant, especially now that her three sisters are blissfully mated to powerful dragon shifter kings and are very much part of the fight to take down the rotting king Pytheios, their parents’ killer. What good is a useless runt of a phoenix in a battle to save the dragon kingdom?
Desperate to find some way to help, she offers herself to Airk as a mate — just for political leverage. But a dormant phoenix is no damn use to him just like a dragon who can’t shift is no use to her. Until Pytheios sets his sights on Angelika for himself…
My rating: 5 of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You have to read this whole series to really appreciate this book. We get a few chapters from the POV of the other kings and phoenixes. I'm sad to see the series come to an end but the conclusion was satisfying.
Did anyone else find Airk particularly stubborn?
Airk Azdajah, the rightful King of the White Clan, spent most of his life imprisoned and tortured by the false High King. The only reason he is still alive is the curse that says that the man who kills him will be consumed by his own fire. Unable to shift all those years has left his dragon feral and Airk feeling unworthy of taking his rightful place.
Angelika Amon is the last unmated phoenix. But she has no powers. With her sisters mated to powerful kings and able to join in the fight, Angelika hates being unable to take down the man who killed her parents.
She offers herself as a mate to Airk, hoping it will help recruit the White Clan to their side before the big fight takes place. He flat-out rejects her offer. What good is he to the cause if he can't shift? And if he can't control his dragon how can he keep her safe?
Thanks so much to Entangled, Abigail Owen and NetGalley for this ARC to review
Thank you so much! I'm so glad you loved it. :)
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