Nightrift: Trial of the Shadow Bond

The bond is formed. The law says she must die. The Headmaster says she will train under watch until the Council decides her fate. The noble houses whisper of risk and ruin. Rivals sharpen their blades and their pride. And in the halls of Nightrift, someone cuts straps, loosens bolts, and leaves warnings chalked on her door.

Kael of Orwyn, heir to a house that lost his mother to a shadow rider's fall, takes her measure with cool eyes. He is her rival, her guard, and the one who stands before ...