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Chapters (64)
  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  6. Pronunciation Guide
  7. Prologue
  8. Part One
  9. One
  10. Two
  11. Three
  12. Four
  13. Five
  14. Six
  15. Seven
  16. Eight
  17. Nine
  18. Ten
  19. Eleven
  20. Twelve
  21. Thirteen
  22. Part Two
  23. Fourteen
  24. Fifteen
  25. Sixteen
  26. Seventeen
  27. Eighteen
  28. Nineteen
  29. Twenty
  30. Twenty-One
  31. Twenty-Two
  32. Twenty-Three
  33. Part Three
  34. Twenty-Four
  35. Twenty-Five
  36. Twenty-Six
  37. Twenty-Seven
  38. Twenty-Eight
  39. Twenty-Nine
  40. Thirty
  41. Thirty-One
  42. Thirty-Two
  43. Thirty-Three
  44. Thirty-Four
  45. Thirty-Five
  46. Part Four
  47. Thirty-Six
  48. Thirty-Seven
  49. Thirty-Eight
  50. Thirty-Nine
  51. Forty
  52. Forty-One
  53. Forty-Two
  54. Forty-Three
  55. Forty-Four
  56. Forty-Five
  57. Forty-Six
  58. Forty-Seven
  59. Epilogue
  60. Excerpt from The Sun and Its Shade
  61. The Night and Its Moon Playlist
  62. Acknowledgments
  63. About the Author
  64. Back Cover

She looked at the two men she’d rescued. They’d paused against the seaside cliffs, joining her reverie as the sight of the mighty ag’drurath dotted with a fae and a girl as white as the moon clung to it. They watched until it was little more than a speck against the horizon. The silence was interrupted only by the seagulls and waves breaking against the rocks as they resumed climbing down the cliff that led to the sea.

This had been all they’d hoped for and more.

The moment they’d witnessed the amputating blow to the dragon’s leg, they’d run for their lives. Seeing the demon spread its wings against the sky, Nox knew she’d done it.

She’d saved her.

Wails shrieked across Farehold and over the sea as the ag’drurath’s wings carried it into the distance. The sun was already lowering, but the summer heat on the cliffs had not provided any relief from the scorching temperatures. Sea spray dotted them while they watched the dragon, immobilized as they witnessed the escape of their friend.

“Where do you think it’s going?” Nox looked after it, her voice hollow. Her eyes followed what she knew would be the white speck of a snowflake somewhere on its back.

“As far from Farehold as possible,” Malik said quietly, his gaze following hers as he watched the black dot disappear where land met sky. “If I were the ag’drurath, I’d head for the Sulgrave Mountains.”

* * *

After five hours in near silence, Nox, along with the men she’d acquired, had picked her way into the forest outside of Aubade. The reevers stayed with her as the sun began its plunge somewhere over the western sea. They’d abandoned the coast altogether in favor of the safety of the woods, leaving the crabs, seagulls, and castle at their backs. Fortunately, the frenzy that gripped the city had provided more than enough cover for three escaping criminals. No one looked twice at them amidst the shouts, looting, and the fleeing civilians.

The reevers had a lot more stamina for running than Nox, and despite her best effort, her adrenaline wore off. She’d scarcely escaped the city’s perimeter before her legs were too wobbly to continue her retreat. With her hands at her elbows, the men kept her on her feet long enough to make it beyond the tree line. They’d made it. She was supposed to feel relief, but she was too disconnected from the world around her to absorb the events of the day and its consequences.