Unbondable

Bonds are meant to pair equals.
Power to power. Resonance to resonance.
They are not meant to choose her.
In Lumeris, magic is law, and the Aerethi exist to enforce it. Their bonds stabilize the world itself, regulating power through precision and restraint. Emotion has no place in the system. Love is considered a flaw.
Aelira is Null-Born. Immune to magic making her unreadable and unable to bond.
So when an ancient Resonant Bond forms between her and Rhae, one of the most controlled Aerethi anchors in the Court, it is declared an error. A corruption. Something that must be undone.
But the bond does not dissolve.
Instead, it adapts.
As the Court tightens its grip and magic itself begins to misbehave, Rhae is forced to confront a truth no record can explain: the bond did not choose incorrectly.
It chose what the world cannot control.

Slow-burn fantasy romance • Forbidden bond • Dark court politics • Dual POV (selective)