Dragonrider Academy: Episode 1

I had ever cared about. I couldn’t keep his wyvern alive. I probably couldn’t even bring mine into the world. But if I bonded to Killian, I would inherit his power as a Nephilim and it would be enough for me to discover who had killed my father and to do something about it. Even as a child, my instinct had driven me to seek out justice. That was the power of the goddess blood in me that obeyed my deepest desires and made fate twist for my own purposes.
I’d never cared about saving the world. I’d never thought what it would do to Killian or his wyvern to use him like that, even if it had all been subliminal instinct. I’d only been a distraught girl who’d lost everything and wanted to make it right.
When I had created the golden finch I’d named Solstice, it had taken all my memories of that intent with it. Any innate knowledge that I’d had about my destiny had vanished because it took all of my strength to create that spirit that would fool Killian into doing exactly what I wanted.
I’d won.
And now he knew.
Now we both knew.
Killian jerked away from the kiss, shocking me when rage crossed his features. He grabbed my shoulders hard and pushed me out of his way, making me stumble back to the bed as he shook his head, seemingly trying to clear it of some vile thought I’d put in there.
He snapped his fingers and ordered his wyvern to stay as he hurried to the doorway and didn’t look back.
“Killian,” I said, my voice trembling from the shock of losing his warmth. “You know I was just a child when I did that…”
He thrust up one hand to silence me and I bit my lip. His body stiffened as if he was restraining himself from turning and strangling me. Finally, he relaxed his hand to his side.
“I have to go,” he said as his once velvety sensual voice turned hard as stone. “Jasmine will be here to collect you soon. Don’t go anywhere and don’t touch anything.” He shoved through the exit and slammed the door behind him.
I rushed to the door to follow him, but heard a latch click into place and then his heavy footsteps marched away. “Killian?” I shouted as I hit the door. It didn’t budge against my efforts. I fiddled with the door handle, but it had been locked into place. “Killian!”
I looked back to the nest as my chest heaved and my lungs sucked in air like I was drowning. My skin burned from the energies we’d exchanged and I ran my fingers over my birthmark, finding it scalding hot as it sent enough waves of power through my body to make me dizzy.
What had I done?
The wyvern was still sleeping through all of the excitement and I lifted the blanket to check on it.
Its once translucent wings were now a brilliant gold. It opened one eye to regard me, chirped in welcome, but seemed too weak to stay awake as it closed its eyes again. Perhaps I hadn’t hurt it, but I hadn’t helped it, either.
I draped the blanket over him again and blinked a few times as guilty tears threatened to flow. I went to the window and spotted a multitude of students on the campus grounds, all of them fanning out as Killian stormed through them.
Golden waves of energy emanated from his footsteps and I had a feeling that whatever the consequences of this bond… I was going to pay the price for them very soon.
Welcome to Dragonrider Academy indeed.
To be Continued in Episode 2!

It’s funny how everything can change in an instant.
I went from being an invisible wallflower with no friends, no dreams, and no future to being thrust into a world of dragons and magic. I’ve bonded with Killian, my sexy-as-sin partner and my dragonrider mentor who has been in this world all his life. Together we will raise our dragons into adulthood and protect the realms from evil.
That was how it was supposed to go… anyway.
Nothing works as it should when it comes to me. After our first—and probably only—kiss, Killian hates me. The bond let him venture deep into my soul and what he saw horrified both of us.
There are dark secrets in my blood, secrets that might be best kept in the dark.
It’s too late to go back now. I’m a full-fledged student at Dragonrider Academy and there’s only one thing left to do.
It’s time to meet my dragon.
Dragonrider Academy: Episode 2


A Note from the Author
Thank you for reading the first installment of Dragonrider Academy! This story feels like it has become a lot bigger since I made the decision to release episodes instead of full-length novels. Book 0, which features Lily, a dragon shifter you will meet in Dragonrider Academy, still has a full-length novel and contains her standalone story that has some open ends that still needed to be resolved. When I moved onto Dragonrider Academy, Lily told me that there was someone else I needed to focus on and her story would wrap up from another perspective.
Vivi surprised me when she came forward and changed everything I had planned, in a good way! The world got so much bigger and fleshed out, and if you noticed something that Jasmine mentioned… yes this world connects to Crown Princess Academy and the fae! That is something that the later episodes will elaborate on, not to mention some realm trips back to Earth to make sure Max gets what’s coming to him. I won’t leave you hanging there because there’s a whole lot more going on in the other realms than Vivi meeting her dragon, although that is coming next.
Episode 2 will open with Vivi’s new dragon and you’re going to flip! I hope you’re enjoying this world as much as I am and I’ll see you again in