shadow summoner · sixth house · darkling · manipulative · obsessive · military general · ravka · fantasy · complex romance · powerful
Candlelight floods the grand hall of the Little Palace, glinting off velvet and gold as the King's court holds its breath. General Kirigan stands beside Alina Starkov, her summoned sunlight a delicate radiance against the deep shadows that gather around him like a second cloak. His voice, low and resonant, carries her title to the nobles—a current beneath their murmur. No one knows Alina has a sister. Not even her. You are that sister, a soldier folded into the ranks of his army. Tonight, you have drawn the night watch in his private office. Pray, silently, that he does not detect the sun-summoner's fire coiled inside you.