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“I Lord Tank Albridge, and my family, Pete Albridge, Cleo Albridge, and Fred Albridge, disavow Vinnandra the hateful as our blood. 

“Today, in one voice we curse the day she joined us, and we’ll forever celebrate the day she has left our ranks! Vinnandra shall not know us, and she is not ours to know anymore.”

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In a world of white-haired dragon riders and black-haired witches, Princess Vinnandra Albridge is born red-haired as the forbidden spawn of a witch-spy and a dragon rider known as the Hateful. Unwanted by her family and shunned by society, Vinn tries to get by everyday unnoticed and alive.

However, her simple plans come crashing down when her family disavows her by removing her from her royal bloodline, proclaiming her a traitor to consequently serve as an official slave to the notorious Lenklock dragon riders family that rules in the North. There, it would seem that while Vinn might not be able to groom a dragon, she might make good food for one… not if she had anything to do about it.

Vowing to fight for her life and rise above others, Vinn must learn how to break through her blood and reach to whatever minute strength she possesses and become a dragon rider… or something.

And it would seem Vinnandra’s vows would be realised in the form of Xander Lenklock—a troubled man and problematic heir who charges into her life, proclaiming a nobody like her his greatest ally and seeking her alliance. For the first time in a long while, Vinn feels needed and wanted—two dangerous elements that ignites feelings she shouldn’t have, and evokes thoughts she shouldn’t think. 

And in a partnership that might make or break them, Vinn was sure she would do anything to have Xanders’ body, heart and soul. Problem is, Xander has a fiancée who was there to stay… forever.

But with her mothers past looming over her, and with shadows of the enemy hidden in the trees playing their ultimate move, even if Vinnandra manages to steal Xander’s heart, will she be able to keep it? Or will her dubious identity destroy everything she has come to enjoy? 

Will the powers she has come to possess swallow her? Or could she be the enemy that her people really fear?

Be whatever it might, the ultimate question remains—Dragon rider or Witch… which is she?


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VOLUME 1 (Beginnings): COMPLETE

VOLUME 2 (Chaos Abounds): ONGOING

VOLUME 3: (Wrath of the Burned): UPCOMING

The Red Queen of Nothing

Xander climbed atop Canine first. And Vinn followed suit. This was by all indications the largest dragon that she had ever climbed, and she honestly couldn't deny the strange excitement that hammered against her heart.

Halfway into her ascent, Xander, already at the top, smiled down at her, then extended his hand to help her for the remainder.

Vinn took his hand gleefully, and with his help, she found herself on Canine's back filled with a hardened scale that was uncomfortable as hell, but still gleamed with an ethereal shine that signified it had existed for centuries.

As they reached the crest of Canine's neck, Vinn glanced back at the forest behind them, feeling a mix of trepidation and exhilaration. And the highlight of it all was Xander Lenklock.

A flicker of déjà vu wormed its way into her heart. She seemed to remember the fateful night at Lenklock castle when she had formed a trifecta bond with Xander and Astrid.

Another Trifecta Bond (II)