Shadowbound
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They locked her away for 528 days and called her crazy. She was never the one who was broken.
To survive Arid Academy, Astraea Windrow becomes Finn: quiet, bound, invisible. One breath, one slip, and the school will discover what she really is.
Theodore Hillmin notices everything. Top cadet. Cold as winter. His shadow has a mind of its own and it won't stop watching her.
He should expose her. Instead, he keeps her secret.
Because at Arid Academy, power is a sentence. And the truth?
The truth will get you killed.
Shadowbound Book One of the Windsworn Series
Enemies to lovers Corrupt academies Powers that hurt
If you love found family and broken boys who bleed for angry girls, this is your next obsession.
Perfect for fans of Fourth Wing, Shatter Me, The Darkest Minds, and Mulan with superpowers.
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