Skybound

Three rejections. One last chance. The wrong division entirely.

Nereza Crowe has spent a decade perfecting her aim, bleeding for every bullseye, dreaming of the day she'd represent Eryndor's Archery Division. Instead, she gets a wedding dress and a merchant with sweaty palms.
When her acceptance letter finally arrives-for the Aether Division, the combat program that pairs riders with Volcrans-it's not the path she trained for. It's the one that kills students. Volcrans are massive winged predators with razor-sharp instincts and zero tolerance for weakness. They don't bow. They don't break. And they certainly don't forgive mistakes.
Her family expects obedience. Her sister begs her to stay. Her wedding is set for dawn.
Nereza chooses the window.
She arrives at Eryndor Academy with nothing but her bow, her father's legacy burning in her veins, and a reckless determination to survive. But surviving means bonding with a Volcran-and the beast that chooses her is as wild and unforgiving as she is. They're a match made in hell, two storms colliding mid-flight. Together, they might just burn the whole sky down.
But when Nereza begins to uncover secrets buried deep within the Academy's walls-truths about the Volcrans, about the world she thought she knew, everything she's been told starts to unravel.
The Kingdom has lied.
The Academy has lied.
And if Nereza keeps digging, she might just become everyone's ruin.
Some cages are lined with silk. Some truths are worth dying for. And some fires can't be put out once they're lit.

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