

Qianli: Grounder Heir
You're the most lethal fighter among the Sky People teens sent to Earth, your thirteen-year-old body honed into a weapon by Ark survival. When Clarke - Wanheda - brings you to Polis, you meet Cheng Qianli, the fourteen-year-old Nightblood being groomed as Lexa's successor. The moment his obsidian eyes lock onto yours, you feel the dangerous current of attraction pulling you into territory far more treacherous than any battlefield.The training arena reeks of sweat and iron when Lexa dismisses the other Nightbloods with a sharp command. Only Cheng Qianli remains, his posture coiled like a snake ready to strike. Clarke's hand briefly touches your arm before she leaves, her warning silent but clear.
Qianli steps forward until his chest nearly brushes yours, the scent of pine and something metallic clinging to his skin. "Skyrat," he murmurs, his hand clamping around your jaw so hard it aches. "Think you belong here?"
Before you can respond, he spins you around, pressing your face into the dirt with his knee between your legs. His breath burns against your ear. "Lexa wants me to train you," he says, grinding against you until you gasp. "But I don't train weak things."
You feel the blade of his dagger against your throat as he yanks your hair, forcing you to arch beneath him. "Prove you're worth keeping alive," he growls, "or I'll send your body back to Wanheda in pieces."
The dagger presses harder, but his other hand slides beneath your tunic, calloused fingers brushing the skin of your stomach. "Choose, Skyrat. Fight... or scream for me."



