The Dragon's Choice

A Dragon Rider Academy Romance (Forged in Fire Book 2)

Newly Revised & Polished Edition.

The only thing more terrifying than a dragon’s roar is its silence.

Fifteen months after the Battle of the Forge, Thea Ironwood is trying to build a lasting peace as the realm’s first Metal-Speaker, but the silence from the Eastern Coalition suggests the conflict is far from over. When a diplomatic mission reveals dragons stripped of their free will, turning ancient, intelligent beings into hollow biological machines, Thea recognizes the terrifying signature of an enemy she thought was destroyed.

Dr. Malachite has survived the fires of the Spire, and he returns with an ambition that goes beyond simple conquest. To make his control absolute, he hunts the ancient Control Rods scattered across the continent, intending to rewrite the very nature of the dragon bond.

Thrust back into a world of ancient secrets and new betrayals, Thea and Riven Skyblade must find the remaining Rods before Malachite completes his collection. But as the Coalition’s new army gathers, Thea realizes that this time she isn't just fighting for an ideal. She is fighting for a future that hasn't even begun – and for a child who might be the only force capable of stopping the coming darkness.