About
At the Archon Academy, magic isn't learned-it's survived. Lyra Vale has spent years hiding the explosive fire-magic burning through her veins. One wrong spark could expose her, ruin her, or worse-get her expelled. But everything changes the night she's forced into a duel with the one person she swore to avoid: Kael Ashborne - her cold, brilliant, infuriating rival. He's power incarnate, with a dangerous reputation and magic that burns hotter than his temper. They clash like storm and flame, determined to destroy each other in the arena. Until their magic collides…And binds them. Marked by an ancient Archon bond neither of them understands, Lyra and Kael become unwilling partners in a power too volatile to control. Their emotions feed it. Their proximity strengthens it. And the Academy's most feared enemies can sense it waking. Lyra wants freedom.Kael wants answers.The bond wants both of them tangled in each other's fire. But when a dark force rises inside the Academy walls, hunting bonded mages, Lyra and Kael must decide whether their connection is a curse meant to break them… …or the one power strong enough to save them. In a world where rivals burn brightest,love might be the deadliest magic of all.