Bondspire Academy: Book 1 (The Aetherfall Saga)

In the kingdom of Slythara, power is determined by the creature you bond to.
Heir to one of the most powerful Triarch families, Seraphina Velastra has spent her life preparing to uphold a legacy she never chose—including an unwanted engagement to the kraken-bonded heir determined to claim her. But Bondspire Academy changes everything. Surrounded by danger, friendship, and her first taste of freedom, Sera begins to question everything she was raised to believe. Her rare Aethergift allows her to manipulate the body’s endocrine system, but it comes at a she feels everything from those around her.
Love. Pain. Fear. Heartbreak.
All the emotions she was never allowed to experience behind the walls of the keep. And nothing challenges her beliefs more than the first non-Triarch dragon rider in five centuries.
As forbidden feelings ignite, rebellion brews, war looms, and a weapon threatens to unravel the very foundation of her world. With Aurethas—the ancient dragon bound to her soul—by her side, Sera must protect the kingdom she was raised to inherit… or risk everything to fight for a new one. If only her gift doesn’t consume her first.
Some kingdoms are built on power. Others are built on lies.