"You must be the fastest. The strongest. The best." Every choice Arabelle of Ashville makes is a desperate attempt to keep her dying sister, Mireya, alive. When she's accepted into the brutal Emberhold Academy, she believes it's her chance to save Mireya- with the help of her Unbonded dragon. But the Academy is no sanctuary. Secrets simmer beneath polished walls, betrayals lurk in the shadows and death stalks the corridors. Haunted by the choices of those she calls friends, Arabelle doesn't know who to trust in this treacherous maze. Her survival depends on bargains struck in the darkness, setting the stage for a war to ignite. A war that will begin - and end - with Mireya. As rebel forces move in, Arabelle's dragon causes her to question her loyalties to the Queen. A loyalty that could burn Emberhold to the ground, leaving only ash and ruin.

One was made to survive--with fists, with fire, with no one but herself. The other lived with his heart wide open, never knowing the kind of storm love could bring. She was born of fire. He was made of light. She doesn't know fear. She doesn't know safety. She only knows how to fight, how to run, how to keep breathing when the world wants her gone. And then-- She meets him. Soft where she is steel. Steady where she is chaos. And somehow, without asking, he becomes the only thing that feels real. She was never meant to love. But love doesn't wait for permission. It strikes like lightning. Burns like truth. And the fire inside her--the one no one ever tamed-- It remembers him. This is not a gentle story. It's a story of scars and sparks. Of two souls crashing through fate to find each other. Of a girl who carries fire in her bones, and the boy who sees past the flames to the heart she never knew she had. Because sometimes, the greatest strength isn't in how fiercely you fight-- but in who you choose to hold on to when everything's burning. [All characters, institutions, and events in this story are entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, organizations, or incidents is purely coincidental.]

Content Warning (18+): This book contains explicit, graphic sexual content, including scenes and references to sexual assault, as well as graphic violence and gore. Intended for readers aged 18 and over. Please read at your own discretion. She ran from a crown-straight into a storm that chose her. BOOK ONE of The Breath of Aethriel Princess Serétha has spent her life being polished, paraded, and prepared to become a political sacrifice - a sacred "union" meant to bind kingdoms under the gods' gaze. But on the eve of her fate being sealed, Serétha runs. The wilds beyond the palace are not freedom - they are hunger, cruelty, and the kind of darkness stories never warn you about. And Serétha isn't just being hunted by men who believe they own her... she's being pulled toward something she doesn't understand - something old, forbidden, and waking inside her blood. A thief with too much charm. A prince with a devotion sharp enough to cut. A world ruled by gods who do not forgive. Serétha wanted a choice. Now she has one - and it might burn Aethriel to the bone.

Avyaan Vedang Vishwanathan "He never believed in love. Until she became his wife. Now he believes in nothing else but owning her." ............ Udita Avyaan Vishwanathan. "He felt like danger... but for once, I wasn't afraid. I wanted to fall-if it meant falling into him." ....................... Join the beautiful journey of Avyaan and Udita finding their peace in each other