Fatebound (The Kingdom of Aetherlyn Series)

When Ariya Sylvaris, Enchantress and member of the Circle of the Seven, bonds herself to a dragon, she unleashes a magic the world believed impossible. With war looming, the King of Draegon demands her loyalty and the loyalty of her coven. To protect those she loves, Ariya is willing to risk everything by offering the untested spell she created to bind magic-wielders to dragons, a feat no one has ever dared to attempt, and a secret she has already risked everything to keep.As the Whispering Weald steels itself for bloodshed, Ariya races to uncover the sacred stones and help her coven forge their own bonds before time runs out. Yet the truest battle may be the one waging inside her.“Blackblade,” mercenary and infamous leader of the Hollow Blades, is bound to the king not by loyalty but by necessity. Ruthless, calculating, and haunted by the past, he will do whatever it takes to protect the few he still holds dear. He was never meant to cross paths with Ariya, but every clash between them cuts deeper, sharper, and burns hotter. What begins as a reluctant alliance threatens to spiral into something far more dangerous, steering him toward a destiny he never imagined.He vowed he’d never want her.She swore she’d never need anyone.But fate is a cruel thing, and it does not ask... it claims. Read more